IMPAIRMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPAIRMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPAIRMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPAIRMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPAIRMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impairmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPAIRMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPAIRMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPAIRMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPAIRMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A weakening or loss of ability, quality or strength, especially of a bodily or mental function.
Impairment is common in medical and legal writing, where it covers hearing, sight, movement and thinking. In accounting the same word describes a drop in the value of an asset.
How IMPAIRMENT is used
Impairment is used in health, disability law and finance, usually with a named function.
- The test measured the degree of hearing impairment.
- Alcohol causes impairment of judgment and reaction time.
- The company recorded an impairment on its older factory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPAIRMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPAIRMENT
1 longer words begin with IMPAIRMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPAIRMENT
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Common questions about IMPAIRMENT
- Is IMPAIRMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPAIRMENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPAIRMENT worth?
- IMPAIRMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPAIRMENT mean?
- A weakening or loss of ability, quality or strength, especially of a bodily or mental function.
- What letters can be added to IMPAIRMENT?
- IMPAIRMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPAIRMENT:
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