Definition of sprout

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• sprout is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• sprout is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• sprout is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of sprout

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (verb)

  Examples

  1. the plant sprouted early this year

  Synonyms

  1. stock
• produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb)

  Examples

  1. the potatoes sprouted

  Synonyms

  1. bourgeon
  2. burgeon forth
  3. germinate
  4. pullulate
  5. shoot
  6. spud
• a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) (noun)
• any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud (noun)

See definition of sprout in Merriam Webster