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Is numb a Scrabble word?

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

N1U1M3B3

Is numb a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1U1M3B3

Is numb a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word numb is a Words With Friends word. The word numb is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2U2M4B4

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4-letter words (1 found)

NUMB,

3-letter words (4 found)

BUM,BUN,MUN,NUB,

2-letter words (4 found)

MU,NU,UM,UN,

You can make 9 words from numb according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of numb

numb

English

Etymology

From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nŭm, IPA(key): /nʌm/
  • Rhymes: -ʌm

Adjective

numb (comparative number, superlative numbest)

  1. Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
    Synonyms: deadened, insensible
  2. Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
    Synonym: stunned
    numb with shock; numb with boredom
  3. (Maine) Dumb or stupid.
  4. (obsolete) Causing numbness.

Antonyms

  • sensible, sensitive

Derived terms

Related terms

  • numskull

Translations

Verb

numb (third-person singular simple present numbs, present participle numbing, simple past and past participle numbed)

  1. (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
    Synonym: benumb
  2. (transitive) To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
    Synonym: dull
  3. (transitive) To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
    Synonym: dull
  4. (intransitive) To become numb (especially physically).

Derived terms

  • mind-numbing
  • numb out

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Source: wiktionary.org