5 letter words starting with lim

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with lim.

  • LIMAN
  • LIMAS
  • LIMAX
  • LIMBA
  • LIMBI
  • LIMBO
  • LIMBS
  • LIMBY
  • LIMED
  • LIMEN
  • LIMES
  • LIMEY
  • LIMIT
  • LIMMA
  • LIMNS
  • LIMOS
  • LIMPA
  • LIMPS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of limbo

limbo (noun)

  1. (Roman Catholic theology, since circa 400 A.D.) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
  2. (by extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.

limbo (noun)

  1. A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.

limbo (verb)

  1. To dance in this way.

Definition of limbs

limbs (noun)

  1. A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
  2. A branch of a tree.
  3. The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
  4. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
  5. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
  6. The part of a corolla beyond the throat.

limbs (verb)

  1. To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
  2. To supply with limbs.

limbs (noun)

  1. The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
  2. (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
  3. The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.

Definition of limen

limen (noun)

  1. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.


Definition of limns

limns (verb)

  1. To draw or paint; to delineate.
  2. To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.