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Is sprag a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sprag is a Scrabble US word. The word sprag is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is sprag a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sprag is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

GRASP,SPRAG,

4-letter words (9 found)

GAPS,GARS,GASP,PARS,RAGS,RAPS,RASP,SPAG,SPAR,

3-letter words (15 found)

AGS,ARS,ASP,GAP,GAR,GAS,PAR,PAS,RAG,RAP,RAS,SAG,SAP,SAR,SPA,

2-letter words (4 found)

AG,AR,AS,PA,

You can make 30 words from sprag according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of sprag

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Definitions and meaning of sprag

sprag

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spræɡ/
  • Rhymes: -æɡ

Etymology 1

Adjective

sprag (comparative more sprag, superlative most sprag)

  1. Alternative form of sprack

Etymology 2

See spray (“a branch”).

Noun

sprag (plural sprags)

  1. A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
    • 1956, United States Department of the Army, United States Department of the Air Force, Principles of Automotive Vehicles, Technical Manual 9-8000, page 325,
      A sprag (fig. 349) is a steel block so shaped as to act as a wedge in the complete assembly. In the sprag unit under discussion, there are 42 sprags assembled into an outer race and held in place by two energizing springs (fig. 350).
    • 1981, (US) Departments of the Army and Air Force, Maintenance: Direct Support, and General Support Level, Technical Manual 9-2520-246-34-1, page 2-201,
      When checking sprags, anvil and spindle ends of micrometer and flat back of sprag must all rest on a flat surface as shown in view A.
      Since wear on all sprags in any one sprag unit will be the same, it is only necessary to check 5 sprags in each assembly.
Derived terms
  • sprag clutch

Verb

sprag (third-person singular simple present sprags, present participle spragging, simple past and past participle spragged)

  1. (transitive) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
  2. (transitive) To prop or sustain with a sprag.

Etymology 3

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Compare Icelandic spraka (“a small flounder”)?

Noun

sprag (plural sprags)

  1. A young salmon.

Anagrams

  • ARPGs, GRASP, grasp

Source: wiktionary.org