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Is litmus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word litmus is a Scrabble US word. The word litmus is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

L1I1T1M3U1S1

Is litmus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word litmus is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

L1I1T1M3U1S1

Is litmus a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word litmus is a Words With Friends word. The word litmus is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

LITMUS,

5-letter words (10 found)

MILTS,MUILS,MUIST,MUSIT,MUTIS,SIMUL,SLUIT,STULM,TUISM,TULSI,

4-letter words (28 found)

LIST,LITS,LITU,LUIT,LUMS,LUST,MILS,MILT,MIST,MUIL,MUST,MUTI,MUTS,SILT,SLIM,SLIT,SLUM,SLUT,SMIT,SMUT,STIM,STUM,SUIT,SUMI,TILS,TUIS,TUMS,UTIS,

3-letter words (19 found)

ISM,ITS,LIS,LIT,LUM,MIL,MIS,MUS,MUT,SIM,SIT,SUI,SUM,TIL,TIS,TUI,TUM,UMS,UTS,

2-letter words (11 found)

IS,IT,LI,MI,MU,SI,ST,TI,UM,US,UT,

You can make 69 words from litmus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of litmus

litmus

Etymology

From Middle English litmose, lytmose, litemose, from Old Norse litmosi (“moss used for dyeing”), from lita (“to dye, stain”), from litr (“colour, dye, blee”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, blee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”) + mosi (“moss”). Cognate with Old English wlite (“appearance, form, brightness, countenance”). More at moss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪtməs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtməs

Noun

litmus (countable and uncountable, plural litmuses)

  1. (uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
  2. A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
  3. A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test.

Synonyms

  • (dyestuff from lichen): lacmus

Derived terms

  • litmus paper
  • litmus test

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See also

  • Roccella tinctoria
  • Roccella fuciformis
  • Roccella pygmaea
  • Roccella phycopsis
  • Lecanora tartarea
  • Variolaria dealbata
  • Ochrolechia parella
  • Ochrolechia tartarea
  • Parmotrema tinctorum
  • Parmelia
  • Roccella montagnei
  • Dendrographa leucophoea

Anagrams

  • multis, slum it, sultim, tilmus

Source: wiktionary.org