Limn
4 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To portray or depict something in drawing or painting, or to describe it in vivid and precise detail.
“The artist chose to limn the landscape in careful watercolour washes.”
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Wordle
Ends in MN, an unusual silent-N cluster. L-I-M-N is rare in Wordle but a valid guess if you suspect that ending.
Scrabble
Worth 6 points (L1+I1+M3+N1). M adds value. Obscure but valid, worth knowing for clearing both M and N tiles.
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