Spritsail is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 389 anagrams from letters in spritsail (aiilprsst).
1425-75; late Middle English sprete seyle (see sprit, sail); compare Dutch sprietzeil
Forward the ships had bowsprits, on which each set a spritsail, from a spritsail yard.
A spritsail (Fig. 449) or some other simple form can be used if desired.
Campeador's boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.
Berry was supported from the spritsail yard, which locked in the San Nicolas's main rigging.
Hell want a bigger kerchief than a spritsail now, Ill be bound.
When day broke they succeeded in wearing the ship with a remnant of the spritsail.
When the wind is aft, and not too strong, the Indian makes a spritsail of his blanket.
Our only squaresail was a spritsail at the main-yard to serve as a mainsail.
When day broke, they succeeded in wearing the ship with a remnant of the spritsail: this was hardly to have been expected.
Immediately they loosed their spritsail, and wore her before the wind.