prong

Meanings

Plural: prongs

Noun

a pointed projection
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
A branch; a fork.
The penis.

Verb

To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink.

Scrabble Score: 8

prong is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prong is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prong is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

prong is a valid Words With Friends word