LIMPID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LIMPID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMPID?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMPID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMPID
No single letter turns LIMPID into another word.
How LIMPID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIMPID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does LIMPID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Perfectly clear and transparent, like clean water, or clear and easy to understand, like good writing.
Limpid usually praises something for having nothing murky in it. A limpid pool lets you see every pebble on the bottom, and limpid prose lets the reader see straight through the words to the idea. The word comes from the Latin limpidus, meaning clear, and it carries a gentle, pleasing tone that plain clear lacks. It can also describe eyes that look untroubled and bright.
How LIMPID is used
Common in literary description of water, light, eyes, voices and prose style.
- The stream ran limpid over the white stones.
- Her limpid prose made a difficult subject easy to follow.
- He looked at her with limpid grey eyes.
- After the storm the lake was calm and limpid again.
- The singer had a limpid, unforced voice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMPID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIMPID
5 longer words begin with LIMPID.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMPID
Common questions about LIMPID
- Is LIMPID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMPID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMPID worth?
- LIMPID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMPID mean?
- Perfectly clear and transparent, like clean water, or clear and easy to understand, like good writing.
- What letters can be added to LIMPID?
- No single letter can be added to LIMPID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIMPID:
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