Limerick

/ˈlɪməɹɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:19 pts8 letters

Definition of Limerick

noun

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having a 9–9–6–6–9 cadence.

Anagrams of Limerick

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "limerick":

7-LETTER WORDS

mickler milkier

6-LETTER WORDS

ickier licker limier mickle milker

5-LETTER WORDS

ceili clerk clime crime icier icker kelim kilim liker melic miler relic

4-LETTER WORDS

ceil cire emic emir keir kier lice lick lier like lime lire liri merc merk+15 more

3-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "limerick" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

LI...Words starting with "li"...CKWords ending with "ck"All 8-letter words Unscramble "limerick"

Rhyming Words

aback acock afterdeck aftershock aircheck airsick alack almanack alpenstock amberjack amtrack amuck antiblack antick anticrack+5 more

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