The word mainspring is a valid scrabble word

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • mainspring n. (Horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
  • mainspring n. (Figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.

20 valid words from 2 definitions

BY CLOCKWORK DRIVES ELEMENT FIGURATIVELY FOR HOROLOGY IMPORTANT IT MECHANISM MOST OF OR PRINCIPAL REASON SOMETHING SPRING THE UNCOILING WHICH

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIN AINS IN ING INS MA MAIN MAINS RIN RING SPRING

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AM

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

MAINSPRINGS

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+I MAINPRISING
+S MAINSPRINGS

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-M SPRAINING
-P SIRNAMING

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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