EMPALE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EMPALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPALE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPALE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPALE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMPALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What stands out about EMPALE
- EMPALE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMPALE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To pierce through with a pointed stake or similar sharp object.
Empale is a less common spelling of impale, and writers who use it usually mean the same grim picture of a body or object skewered on a point. In older texts it could also mean to fence in a piece of land with stakes. Most modern editors prefer the spelling with i, so empale mainly lives in word-game dictionaries and old books.
How EMPALE is used
Rare variant spelling; the standard form in current writing is impale.
- The hunter set the spear so it would empale the charging boar.
- A thorn can empale a soft fruit with surprising ease.
- The old text says the fortress would empale intruders on its fence.
- Do not let the sharp tool empale the cloth.
- The farmer would empale the cut hay on a long pole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPALE
6 longer words begin with EMPALE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPALE
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Common questions about EMPALE
- Is EMPALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPALE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPALE worth?
- EMPALE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPALE mean?
- To pierce through with a pointed stake or similar sharp object.
- What letters can be added to EMPALE?
- EMPALE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMPALE:
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