LIMY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIMY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIMY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIMY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LIMY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does LIMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Containing or resembling lime.
Limy describes soil with a high chalk content, which suits some plants and kills others outright. Gardeners use the word a great deal more often than chemists ever do.
How LIMY is used
Before and after the noun.
- Limy soil will not grow rhododendrons at all.
- The word limy is a gardener's term and not a chemist's.
- A limy deposit round the inside of the kettle.
- The ground is limy for a mile in every direction.
- Some plants want limy soil and some die in it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in LIMY
4 words end in LIMY. Useful as a back hook: play LIMY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LIMY
Common questions about LIMY
- Is LIMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIMY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIMY worth?
- LIMY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIMY mean?
- Containing or resembling lime.
- What letters can be added to LIMY?
- LIMY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIMY:
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