geyser

Noun

A hot spring that erupts with jets of water and steam.
a spring that discharges hot water and steam
A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
A momentary vertical jet or fountain of fluid driven upwards by a violent force.
An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater.
A domestic water boiler.

Verb

to overflow like a geyser
To (cause to) rush or burst upward like water from a geyser.

Examples

His bingo play exploded onto the board like a GEYSER, showering points.

Origin / Etymology

From the name of a particular Icelandic geyser which is mentioned as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. From Geysir (“Gusher”), the Icelandic name of the hot spring in Iceland (see Wikipedia), from the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”). Doublet of gusher.

Scrabble Score: 10

geyser: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
geyser: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
geyser: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

geyser: valid Words With Friends Word