sprig
Plural: sprigs
Noun
- a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers
- A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
- An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
- One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
- A youth; a lad.
- A brad, or nail without a head.
- A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
- A house sparrow.
Verb
Verb Forms: sprigged, sprigging, sprigs
- To fasten or adorn with small, thin nails or sprigs.
- To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
- To nail the sole onto a shoe.
Examples
- a sprig of laurel or of parsley
- He decided to sprig his tiles with a short word, anchoring them to a double letter score.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).
Scrabble Score: 8
sprig: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsprig: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sprig: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
sprig: valid Words With Friends Word