What does CLIMB mean?

Pronunciation
/klaɪm/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
  2. move with difficulty, by grasping
  3. go up or advance“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
  4. slope upward“The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill”
  5. improve one's social status“This young man knows how to climb the social ladder”
  6. increase in value or to a higher point“prices climbed steeply”

noun

  1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
  2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

climbs12climbed14

Anagrams of CLIMB

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CLIMB

7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

limb8 lib5mib7mil5 bi4li2 mi4

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Questions

Is CLIMB a valid word in word games?

CLIMB is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CLIMB worth?

CLIMB is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CLIMB?

7 other words, including MI, LI, BI and LIB.