LIMBA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIMBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMBA?
| 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 LIMBA is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
limbasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMBA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIMBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does LIMBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A pale, straight-grained African hardwood, known in trade circles as afara, widely used in furniture and veneer.
Limba comes from a tall West African tree and is prized by furniture makers for its light colour and even grain, which takes stain and polish well. The wood is also common as veneer on plywood panels and in guitar bodies, where builders value its warm, balanced tone. In parts of West Africa, limba can also refer to the tree itself and to a related language spoken in the region.
How LIMBA is used
Limba is mainly a trade and woodworking term, familiar to furniture makers and instrument builders.
- The cabinet maker chose limba for its pale, even colour.
- This guitar body is built from limba rather than mahogany.
- Sheets of limba veneer covered the plywood core of the table.
- Furniture catalogs list limba alongside oak and walnut as an option.
- The carpenter sanded the limba until the grain shone through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMBA
2 longer words begin with LIMBA.
Words ending in LIMBA
1 words end in LIMBA. Useful as a back hook: play LIMBA onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIMBA inside
4 words contain LIMBA in the middle. Words that start with LIMBA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMBA
Common questions about LIMBA
- Is LIMBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMBA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMBA worth?
- LIMBA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMBA mean?
- A pale, straight-grained African hardwood, known in trade circles as afara, widely used in furniture and veneer.
- What letters can be added to LIMBA?
- LIMBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIMBA:
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