LIMA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LIMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about LIMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lima bean, a flat, pale green or cream-colored edible bean from a climbing or bush plant native to tropical America.
Lima is used as a short form for the lima bean, a broad, flat legume eaten cooked as a vegetable and known for its buttery texture. The plant and its seed take their name from the city in Peru, but in cooking and gardening lima refers only to the bean itself, not the place.
How LIMA is used
Mostly used before or in place of bean, as in lima bean; rare as a completely standalone word.
- She soaked the dried lima overnight before cooking the soup.
- The garden bed was planted with rows of lima and other beans.
- He prefers a lima casserole with corn and butter.
- The recipe calls for a cup of cooked lima to thicken the stew.
- Farmers in the valley grow both lima and pinto varieties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIMA
The 4 tiles of LIMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LIMA
20 longer words begin with LIMA.
Words ending in LIMA
1 words end in LIMA. Useful as a back hook: play LIMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIMA inside
Showing 24 of 138 words that contain LIMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMA
Common questions about LIMA
- Is LIMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMA worth?
- LIMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMA mean?
- A lima bean, a flat, pale green or cream-colored edible bean from a climbing or bush plant native to tropical America.
- What letters can be added to LIMA?
- LIMA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIMA:
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