sprue

sprue is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
2. noun. The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross.
3. noun. Same as Sprew.
4. noun. a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

   Synonyms: psilosis

Synonyms

psilosis

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sprue:

purse, resup, super

Common word forms

spruer, sprues

Words from these letters

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