IMPASSIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPASSIBLE 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 IMPASSIBLE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPASSIBLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPASSIBLE
No single letter turns IMPASSIBLE into another word.
How IMPASSIBLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPASSIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPASSIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPASSIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalrare
Unable to suffer or feel pain, or showing no feeling at all.
Impassible is a formal word that sounds alike impassable but concerns emotion, not roads. Theologians use impassible for a God who cannot be harmed or moved by suffering.
How IMPASSIBLE is used
Impassible is rare and formal, found in theology and literary writing about feeling.
- The judge stayed impassible while the crowd shouted.
- Old creeds describe the divine nature as impassible.
- Her impassible face gave nothing away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPASSIBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPASSIBLE
1 longer words begin with IMPASSIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPASSIBLE
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Common questions about IMPASSIBLE
- Is IMPASSIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPASSIBLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPASSIBLE worth?
- IMPASSIBLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPASSIBLE mean?
- Unable to suffer or feel pain, or showing no feeling at all.
- What letters can be added to IMPASSIBLE?
- No single letter can be added to IMPASSIBLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPASSIBLE:
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