LIMB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LIMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMB?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does LIMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
An arm, leg or wing of a body.
Limb gained its silent final letter in the sixteenth century by imitation of other words, having never had one before. A separate limb, the edge of a sun or moon, is a different word from Latin.
How LIMB is used
Countable: a limb, two limbs.
- A limb of the tree came down in the night.
- The word limb gained its last letter by imitation.
- Astronomy uses limb for the edge of a disc.
- Two limbs of the same branch grew unequally.
- Out on a limb is named from the tree sense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMB
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with LIMB.
Words ending in LIMB
6 words end in LIMB. Useful as a back hook: play LIMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIMB inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain LIMB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMB
Common questions about LIMB
- Is LIMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMB, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMB worth?
- LIMB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMB mean?
- An arm, leg or wing of a body.
- What letters can be added to LIMB?
- LIMB takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIMB:
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