LIMACINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LIMACINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMACINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMACINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMACINE
No single letter turns LIMACINE into another word.
How LIMACINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIMACINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIMACINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIMACINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Like a slug, or relating to slugs.
Naturalists call a creature limacine when its body is soft and sluglike. Writers use it for a slimy gliding movement. The term comes from the Latin word for slug.
How LIMACINE is used
Used in zoology and literary description of slug-like things.
- The limacine creature left a silver trail on the stone.
- Its limacine body slid under the leaf.
- The author gave the monster a limacine shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMACINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMACINE
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Common questions about LIMACINE
- Is LIMACINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMACINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMACINE worth?
- LIMACINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMACINE mean?
- Like a slug, or relating to slugs.
- What letters can be added to LIMACINE?
- No single letter can be added to LIMACINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIMACINE:
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