limb
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When limb helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
B I L M
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MB
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LI start
- MB ending
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- limb is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, i, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- The MB ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
noun
A branch of a tree.
noun
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
noun
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
noun
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
noun
The part of a corolla beyond the throat.
verb
To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
"They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs."
verb
To supply with limbs.
noun
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
"solar limb"
noun
(on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
noun
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.