Definition of WELLSPRING

wellspring

Plural: wellsprings

Noun

  • the source of water for a well
  • an abundant source
  • The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
  • A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 21

wellspring: valid Words With Friends Word