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Is lym a Scrabble word?

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

L1Y4M3

Is lym a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1Y4M3

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3-letter words (1 found)

LYM,

2-letter words (1 found)

MY,

You can make 2 words from lym according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of lym

lym ylm lmy mly yml myl

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Definitions and meaning of lym

lym

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijm, from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

lym (plural lyme)

  1. glue

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • llym

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (to spoil) +‎ *-m-. Cognate with Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, dirt, filth, blemish) and perhaps English slip (< *(s)lewbʰ-). Alternatively, borrowed from the Ancient Greek.

Noun

lym m (plural lyma, definite lymi, definite plural lymat)

  1. silt, mud (of the river)

Derived terms

  • pllymëz

See also

  • baltë f
  • llom m

References

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (to sharpen), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (smooth; slick; sticky; slimy). Cognate with Breton lemm.

Adjective

lym

  1. sharp, pointed

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (to smear).

Alternative forms

  • lim, lime, lyme

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːm/

Noun

lym (uncountable)

  1. lime, quicklime
  2. birdlime
  3. mortar, grout
Descendants
  • English: lime

References

  • “līm, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Etymology 2

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of leme

Etymology 3

Noun

lym

  1. Alternative form of lyme (limb)

Source: wiktionary.org