CLIMB is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLIMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIMB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIMB is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
climbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIMB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLIMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does CLIMB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To ascend or move upward, especially by using the hands and feet, or to rise steadily in level, value or position.
To climb most literally means to go upward using effort, whether that is scrambling up a rock face with hands and feet, mounting a staircase, or a plant climbing a trellis by twining around it. The word extends easily beyond physical movement, so prices, temperatures and reputations are all said to climb when they rise steadily over time. An aircraft climbs when it gains altitude, and a person can climb the social or career ladder by steadily improving their position. Across all these uses, climb keeps the same underlying sense of gradual, effortful upward movement.
How CLIMB is used
Very common in everyday speech, used both for physical ascent and for figurative rises in value, rank or level.
- They climbed the steep trail to reach the summit by noon.
- Ivy had climbed halfway up the garden wall.
- The plane climbed steadily above the clouds.
- House prices climbed sharply over the past year.
- She climbed through the ranks to become manager within five years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLIMB
9 longer words begin with CLIMB.
Words ending in CLIMB
3 words end in CLIMB. Useful as a back hook: play CLIMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLIMB inside
14 words contain CLIMB in the middle. Words that start with CLIMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIMB
Common questions about CLIMB
- Is CLIMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIMB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIMB worth?
- CLIMB is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIMB mean?
- To ascend or move upward, especially by using the hands and feet, or to rise steadily in level, value or position.
- What letters can be added to CLIMB?
- CLIMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLIMB:
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