Arms

/ɑːmz/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Arms

noun

  1. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

    "She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"

  2. The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.

    "The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body."

  3. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.

    "the arms of an octopus"

  4. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

    "The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line."

  5. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.

    "Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain."

noun

  1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  2. (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

    "The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field."

  3. (in the plural) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
Anagrams of Arms

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "arms":

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Arms"

Arms is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "arms" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Arms" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "arms" is a low-scoring word.