MAINSPRING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MAINSPRING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAINSPRING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAINSPRING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINSPRING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mainspringsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAINSPRING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MAINSPRING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINSPRING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAINSPRING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The main coiled spring that drives a watch or clock, or the chief force behind an activity.
A broken mainspring stops a mechanical watch dead, because every other part depends on its stored energy. That is why writers use mainspring for the central motive or driving power of a plan or a career.
How MAINSPRING is used
Literal in watchmaking and figurative for the main driving force of anything.
- The watchmaker replaced the broken mainspring.
- Curiosity was the mainspring of her whole career.
- Trade was the mainspring of the town economy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAINSPRING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAINSPRING
1 longer words begin with MAINSPRING.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINSPRING
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Common questions about MAINSPRING
- Is MAINSPRING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAINSPRING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAINSPRING worth?
- MAINSPRING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAINSPRING mean?
- The main coiled spring that drives a watch or clock, or the chief force behind an activity.
- What letters can be added to MAINSPRING?
- MAINSPRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MAINSPRING:
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