Marimba
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large percussion instrument of African origin consisting of graduated wooden bars arranged like a piano keyboard and struck with mallets, each bar having a resonating tube beneath it.
“The composer wrote a haunting solo passage for marimba in the third movement of the symphony.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
ma·rim·ba
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Synonyms
xylophone
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Contains double M and double A, an unusual repeated-letter pattern worth memorising
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points, the B and double M give it strong scoring potential when placed on bonus squares
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