IMPHEE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. IMPHEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPHEE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPHEE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPHEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impheesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPHEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IMPHEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What does IMPHEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A tall grass of southern Africa grown as a sweet-stemmed crop, related to sorghum.
Imphee is a type of cane grass from southern Africa whose stalks hold a sugary juice, and it belongs to the sorghum family. It was introduced to Europe and America in the nineteenth century, when farmers hoped it could become a source of syrup and sugar in cooler climates. The name comes from a Zulu word, and the plant is now mainly of historical interest to growers and students of crops.
How IMPHEE is used
A specialist botanical and agricultural term, seen mostly in nineteenth-century farming writing.
- The farmer planted a whole field of imphee for syrup.
- Imphee grows tall, with stout, juicy stalks.
- He compared imphee with the older cane in his report.
- An article praised imphee as a crop for the northern states.
- The mill crushed the imphee stems to press out the sweet juice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPHEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMPHEE
The 6 tiles of IMPHEE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IMPHEE
1 longer words begin with IMPHEE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPHEE
Common questions about IMPHEE
- Is IMPHEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPHEE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPHEE worth?
- IMPHEE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPHEE mean?
- A tall grass of southern Africa grown as a sweet-stemmed crop, related to sorghum.
- What letters can be added to IMPHEE?
- IMPHEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IMPHEE:
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