IMPASSIBLENESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMPASSIBLENESS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IMPASSIBLENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPASSIBLENESS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPASSIBLENESS
No single letter turns IMPASSIBLENESS into another word.
How IMPASSIBLENESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in IMPASSIBLENESS, 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 | 4 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPASSIBLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IMPASSIBLENESS
- The letter S appears four times in IMPASSIBLENESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in IMPASSIBLENESS
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Common questions about IMPASSIBLENESS
- Is IMPASSIBLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMPASSIBLENESS is not in it.
- How many points is IMPASSIBLENESS worth?
- IMPASSIBLENESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMPASSIBLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPASSIBLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of IMPASSIBLENESS:
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