LIMBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIMBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMBUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMBUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMBUS
No single letter turns LIMBUS into another word.
How LIMBUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIMBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does LIMBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A border or edge, especially the ring where the clear front of the eye meets the white of the eye.
In anatomy the limbus is the margin of a structure, and the best known example is the corneal limbus, where the cornea joins the sclera. Surgeons make their cuts near it during cataract operations. The word is Latin for a hem or border, and it is also the root of limbo, the borderland of medieval theology.
How LIMBUS is used
Mainly an anatomical term; the same Latin word gave English limbo.
- The surgeon made a small cut at the limbus of the eye.
- A pale ring at the limbus can appear with age.
- Under the microscope the limbus looked like a thin grey band.
- Stem cells that repair the cornea are found in the limbus.
- The limbus marks where the clear part of the eye ends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMBUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMBUS
1 longer words begin with LIMBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMBUS
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Common questions about LIMBUS
- Is LIMBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMBUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMBUS worth?
- LIMBUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMBUS mean?
- A border or edge, especially the ring where the clear front of the eye meets the white of the eye.
- What letters can be added to LIMBUS?
- No single letter can be added to LIMBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIMBUS:
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