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Is lyme a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lyme is a Scrabble US word. The word lyme is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

L1Y4M3E1

Is lyme a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lyme is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1Y4M3E1

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4-letter words (4 found)

ELMY,LYME,YELM,YLEM,

3-letter words (5 found)

ELM,LEY,LYE,LYM,MEL,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,EM,ME,MY,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 15 words from lyme according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of lyme

lyme ylme lmye mlye ymle myle lyem ylem leym elym yelm eylm lmey mley lemy elmy mely emly ymel myel yeml eyml meyl emyl

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word lyme. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in lyme.

Definitions and meaning of lyme

lyme

Pronunciation

Verb

lyme (third-person singular simple present lymes, present participle lyming, simple past and past participle lymed)

  1. (Jamaica, slang) to hang out (to spend time doing nothing in particular)

See also

  • lyme grass

Anagrams

  • Emly, elmy, myel-, yelm, ylem

Jamaican Creole

Noun

lyme (plural lyme dem, quantified lyme)

  1. Alternative spelling of lime.

Verb

lyme

  1. Alternative spelling of lime.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From limu, plural of Old English lim, from Proto-West Germanic *limu.

Alternative forms

  • leme, lim, lime, lym
  • limæ, leome (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlim(ə)/, /ˈleːm(ə)/

Noun

lyme (plural lymes)

  1. organ, body part
  2. limb, extremity of the body
  3. (figurative) An extremity, branch, or extension.
  4. (Christianity) A good Christian.
  5. A devoted member of any other cause.
Descendants
  • English: limb
  • Scots: limb, lim
  • Yola: lemethès, lemethes

References

  • “lim, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Etymology 2

Noun

lyme

  1. Alternative form of leme

Etymology 3

Noun

lyme

  1. Alternative form of lym (“quicklime”)

Source: wiktionary.org