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Is limber a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word limber is a Scrabble US word. The word limber is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is limber a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word limber is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is limber a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word limber is a Words With Friends word. The word limber is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

LIMBER,

5-letter words (4 found)

BIRLE,LIBER,MERIL,MILER,

4-letter words (21 found)

BERM,BIER,BILE,BIRL,BREI,BRIE,BRIM,EMIR,LEIR,LIER,LIMB,LIME,LIRE,MERI,MERL,MILE,MIRE,RIEL,RIEM,RILE,RIME,

3-letter words (16 found)

BEL,ELM,ERM,IRE,LEI,LIB,LIE,MEL,MIB,MIL,MIR,REB,REI,REM,RIB,RIM,

2-letter words (9 found)

BE,BI,EL,EM,ER,LI,ME,MI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from limber according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of limber

limber

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmbə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp.

Adjective

limber (comparative limberer, superlative limberest)

  1. Flexible, pliant, bendable.
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Verb

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

  1. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
    • 1990, LOOM hint book, p. 12
      Go back to the Island and limber up with a few drafts.
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Etymology 2

For the obsolete limmer, from Old Norse limar (“branches”), plural of lim.

Noun

limber (plural limbers)

  1. (military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Rudyard Kipling to this entry?)
  2. (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
  3. (nautical, in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
Usage notes
  • Sometimes the plural limbers was used to refer to a single such vehicle.
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Verb

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

  1. (obsolete) To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)
Antonyms
  • unlimber
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See also

  • caisson

Further reading

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • limber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • limbers and caissons on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:Limbers on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • “limber”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “limber”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Source: wiktionary.org