LIMINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIMINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMINAL?
| 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 LIMINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMINAL
No single letter turns LIMINAL into another word.
How LIMINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LIMINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What stands out about LIMINAL
- LIMINAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIMINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Standing at a threshold or boundary, or marking a transitional stage between two states.
Writers use liminal for doorways, dusk, airports and other in-between places where nothing quite settles. In psychology the word has a stricter sense of barely strong enough to be sensed. Both senses rest on the idea of a threshold.
How LIMINAL is used
Liminal turns up in anthropology, psychology and cultural criticism.
- Twilight is a liminal hour between day and night.
- The empty station felt strangely liminal.
- The study measured the liminal level of sound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMINAL
2 longer words begin with LIMINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMINAL
Showing 40 of 53. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about LIMINAL
- Is LIMINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMINAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMINAL worth?
- LIMINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMINAL mean?
- Standing at a threshold or boundary, or marking a transitional stage between two states.
- What letters can be added to LIMINAL?
- No single letter can be added to LIMINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LIMINAL:
Open LIMINAL in the Word Finder