IMPALEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPALEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPALEMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPALEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPALEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impalementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPALEMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPALEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPALEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPALEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of piercing a body with a sharp pointed object, or the placing of one coat of arms beside another on a shield.
Most often impalement refers to a violent death or injury on a stake or spike. In heraldry it is a neutral term for dividing a shield down the middle to show two families united.
How IMPALEMENT is used
Impalement is mostly used for piercing injuries and historical punishments, and in heraldry for joined arms.
- The museum displays the stakes used for impalement in the old war.
- The driver survived the crash despite the risk of impalement.
- The marriage was shown by the impalement of the two family arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPALEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPALEMENT
1 longer words begin with IMPALEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPALEMENT
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Common questions about IMPALEMENT
- Is IMPALEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPALEMENT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPALEMENT worth?
- IMPALEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPALEMENT mean?
- The act of piercing a body with a sharp pointed object, or the placing of one coat of arms beside another on a shield.
- What letters can be added to IMPALEMENT?
- IMPALEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPALEMENT:
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