What does LIME mean?
- Pronunciation
- /laɪm/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- any of various related trees bearing limes
- any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
- the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
verb
- spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
- cover with lime so as to induce growth“lime the lawn”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
limed8limes7liming9
Anagrams of LIME
Words inside LIME
10 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is LIME a valid word in word games?
LIME 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 LIME worth?
LIME is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from LIME?
10 other words, including ME, LIE, EM and EL.