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Is limpet a Scrabble word?

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

L1I1M3P3E1T1

Is limpet a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1M3P3E1T1

Is limpet a Words With Friends word?

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

L2I1M4P4E1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

LIMPET,

5-letter words (2 found)

IMPEL,TEMPI,

4-letter words (21 found)

EMIT,EMPT,ITEM,LEPT,LIME,LIMP,LIPE,LITE,MELT,MILE,MILT,MITE,PELT,PIET,PILE,PLIE,PLIM,TEIL,TEMP,TILE,TIME,

3-letter words (20 found)

ELM,ELT,IMP,LEI,LEP,LET,LIE,LIP,LIT,MEL,MET,MIL,PEL,PET,PIE,PIT,TEL,TIE,TIL,TIP,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,EM,ET,IT,LI,ME,MI,PE,PI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 56 words from limpet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of limpet

limpet

Alternative forms

  • limpin (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lambō (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪm.pɪt/
  • * Rhymes: -ɪmpɪt

Noun

limpet (plural limpets)

  1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
  2. (British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
    He stuck to me like a limpet all day!

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References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “limpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

  • limpet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Patellidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • timple

Source: wiktionary.org