spark

NOUNVERB /spɑrk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

spark is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3A1R1K5
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does spark mean?

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance.

“he had a sparkle in his eye”

2

Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field.

NARROWER
ST. ELMO'S FIRECORPOSANTELECTRIC GLOWBRUSH DISCHARGECORONAFLASHOVERSAINT ELMO'S LIGHTSAINT ULMO'S FIRE
3

A momentary flash of light.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918).

5

A small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.

“a spark of interest”

“a spark of decency”

6

A small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction.

BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
2

Emit or produce sparks.

“A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark”

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of spark

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