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Limbing

l 1i 1m 3b 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Rare · form of limb

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does limbing mean?

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

    Synonymstree branch

  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”

    Synonymsarmbranch

Definitions shown for limb, the base form of limbing.

Is LIMBING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LIMBING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
l 1i 1m 3b 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
l 2i 1m 4b 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
l 1i 1m 3b 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
l 2i 1m 3b 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LIMBING

Hooks for LIMBING

Add one letter to the front or back of LIMBING to make another word.

Front hooks

blimbingclimbing

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LIMBING

Common words that share the ending -IMBING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

climbing
All words ending in -IMBING

Limbing: quick answers

Is LIMBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LIMBING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LIMBING worth?
LIMBING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does limbing mean?
limbing is related to limb, which means “one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LIMBING?
You can make 35 shorter words from LIMBING, such as BILING, LIMBI, LIMING, NIMBI. See the full list.