arms

/ɑɹmz/
noun

Weaponry, weapons.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Weaponry, weapons.

  2. A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, normally displayed upon an escutcheon and sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement

    “The arms of England are: gules, three lions passant guardant or.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.

ARMS at a glance

ARMS has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + R 1 + M 3 + S 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,546 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with arms

All rhymes
  • TERMS7
  • FORMS10
  • FIRMS10
  • PLATFORMS16
  • FARMS10
  • REFORMS12
  • PERFORMS15
  • STORMS8
  • FIREARMS13
  • UNIFORMS13
  • CONFIRMS15
  • WORMS10

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • ARMY9
  • ARTS4
  • AIMS6
  • ARCS6
  • ARES4
  • ALMS6
  • ARIS4
  • ARDS5
  • ARKS8
  • AROS4
  • ARBS6
  • ARFS7

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