climb: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with B
Meaning of climb
verb
- intransitive
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- intransitive
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.
- intransitive
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up. To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense.
Example: The hit song has climbed to the number one spot.
- figuratively, intransitive
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up. To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
Example: Prices climbed steeply.
Listed forms: climbs, climbing, climbed, clomb, clumb, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — climb.
noun
An act of climbing.
The act of getting to somewhere more elevated.
An effort of moving upward.
Listed forms: climbs.
Source: Wiktionary — climb.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for climb.
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
noun
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
noun
the act of climbing something
verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is climb in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of climb
C(3) + L(1) + I(1) + M(3) + B(3) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of climb
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from climb
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in climb. Showing up to 24, longest first.