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LIMED

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What LIMED Means

LIMED is a form of LIME, which means:

  1. noun: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
  2. noun: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  3. verb: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
  4. verb: cover with lime so as to induce growth“lime the lawn”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LIMED is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 M3 E1 D2.

Words Made From The Letters In LIMED

36 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (12)

3 letter words (15)

2 letter words (9)

Longer Words Containing LIMED

LIMED appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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