LIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMMER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMMER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMMER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIMMER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does LIMMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A rogue or scoundrel, in Scots and northern English use.
Limmer is an old Scots and northern English word of abuse for a worthless, dishonest person. Sir Walter Scott and other writers of Scottish fiction used it freely in dialogue. In nautical language the same word has a separate sense, a rope fixed at the side of a ladder, and it also named a type of mongrel hound.
How LIMMER is used
Scots and northern dialect, now archaic; seen chiefly in older fiction.
- The innkeeper called him a limmer and shut the door.
- No honest man would trust that limmer with a penny.
- The old novel is full of every limmer and thief in the county.
- She muttered that the limmer had cheated them again.
- A limmer like that will always find someone to fool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMMER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMMER
1 longer words begin with LIMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMMER
Common questions about LIMMER
- Is LIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMMER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMMER worth?
- LIMMER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMMER mean?
- A rogue or scoundrel, in Scots and northern English use.
- What letters can be added to LIMMER?
- LIMMER takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIMMER:
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