What does LIMB mean?

Pronunciation
/lɪm/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
  2. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
  3. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
  4. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip“the upper limb of the bow”
  5. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles“the limb of the sextant”
  6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm“the arm of the record player”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

limbs9

Anagrams of LIMB

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

Words inside LIMB

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

lib5mib7mil5 bi4li2 mi4

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Questions

Is LIMB a valid word in word games?

LIMB 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 LIMB worth?

LIMB is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LIMB?

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