IMMEWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMMEWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IMMEWS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMMEWS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMMEWS
No single letter turns IMMEWS into another word.
How IMMEWS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IMMEWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does IMMEWS mean in Scrabble?
IMMEWS is the present-tense form of IMMEW used with he, she and it.
IMMEW(verb) — To confine or shut up, as a hawk is confined in a mew.
Shorter words from the letters in IMMEWS
Common questions about IMMEWS
- Is IMMEWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMMEWS is not in it.
- How many points is IMMEWS worth?
- IMMEWS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMMEWS?
- No single letter can be added to IMMEWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IMMEWS:
Open IMMEWS in the Word Finder