The word limn is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • limn v. (Transitive, also figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate.
  • limn v. (Transitive, obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.
  • limn- pref. Alternative form of limno-.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ALSO ALTERNATIVE AS BRIGHT COLOUR DECORATE DELINEATE DRAW FIGURATIVELY FORM GOLD ILLUMINATE MANUSCRIPT OBSOLETE OF OR OTHER PAINT SOME TO TRANSITIVE WITH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

LIMNO

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

LI

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MI MIL

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

LIEN LIMA LIMB LIME LIMO LIMP LIMY LINN LION

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

LIN

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

LIMAN LIMEN

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

LIMNS LIMNED LIMNER LIMNIC LIMNERS LIMNING LIMNAEID LIMNETIC LIMNAEIDS LIMNOLOGY LIMNOLOGIC LIMNOLOGIES LIMNOLOGIST LIMNOLOGICAL LIMNOLOGISTS LIMNOPHILOUS LIMNOLOGICALLY

16 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DISLIMNS SLIMNESS DISLIMNED EPILIMNIA DISLIMNING EPILIMNION HYPOLIMNIA SLIMNESSES EPILIMNIONS HYPOLIMNION PARALIMNION SLIMNASTICS HYPOLIMNIONS PARALIMNIONS BATHYLIMNETIC PALAEOLIMNOLOGY

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DISLIMN

5 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A LIMAN
+E LIMEN
+S LIMNS
+U LINUM ULMIN

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-L NIM
-M LIN NIL
-N MIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 76.1 chance (1.31%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 259 chance (0.39%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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