LIMPSY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LIMPSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMPSY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMPSY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMPSY
Front hooks — 1
slimpsyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIMPSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LIMPSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about LIMPSY
- LIMPSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIMPSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Weak, floppy and lacking firmness or energy.
Limpsy is a dialect word that sounds like a blend of limp and flimsy, and it is used for things that sag or for people who seem drained of strength. It turns up in older regional speech and in word lists rather than in modern prose. A variant spelling, limpsey, is also recorded.
How LIMPSY is used
Dialect and rare; found in regional speech and word lists, not in standard modern writing.
- The lettuce looked limpsy after a day in the sun.
- He shook my hand with a limpsy grip.
- After the long walk she felt limpsy and slow.
- The old flag hung limpsy on its pole.
- A limpsy argument will not convince anyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMPSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIMPSY
The 6 tiles of LIMPSY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMPSY
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Common questions about LIMPSY
- Is LIMPSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMPSY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMPSY worth?
- LIMPSY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMPSY mean?
- Weak, floppy and lacking firmness or energy.
- What letters can be added to LIMPSY?
- LIMPSY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LIMPSY:
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