LIMEY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIMEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMEY?
| 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 LIMEY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMEY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIMEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does LIMEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An informal term, chiefly used in North America, for a British person, originally a British sailor.
Limey grew out of Royal Navy practice, where sailors were issued rations of lime or lemon juice to prevent scurvy on long voyages, and American and Australian speakers eventually applied the nickname to British sailors and then to British people generally. The word is casual rather than formal and shows up mainly in speech, journalism, and popular writing rather than in official or scholarly contexts. Limey began life as a nickname coined by outsiders rather than by British people themselves, so it can sound old-fashioned today, and some listeners may find it slightly disrespectful; writers wanting a neutral, current term usually choose British or English instead.
How LIMEY is used
Informal and chiefly North American; understood but now somewhat old-fashioned, and best avoided where a neutral term such as British is wanted.
- American sailors picked up the nickname limey for their British counterparts.
- The film used limey as an affectionate nickname for the visiting officer.
- Old wartime slang still calls a British soldier a limey.
- He joked that his limey accent gave him away instantly.
- The book's glossary explains that limey once referred specifically to British sailors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMEY
1 longer words begin with LIMEY.
Words ending in LIMEY
2 words end in LIMEY. Useful as a back hook: play LIMEY onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIMEY inside
3 words contain LIMEY in the middle. Words that start with LIMEY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMEY
Common questions about LIMEY
- Is LIMEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMEY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMEY worth?
- LIMEY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMEY mean?
- An informal term, chiefly used in North America, for a British person, originally a British sailor.
- What letters can be added to LIMEY?
- LIMEY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIMEY:
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