IMPAVING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMPAVING 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
i1m3p3a1v4i1n1g2
Depends on the listIMPAVING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept IMPAVING?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful IMPAVING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPAVING
No single letter turns IMPAVING into another word.
How IMPAVING scores
Scrabble i1m3p3a1v4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends i1m4p4a1v5i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 8 tiles in IMPAVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPAVING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPAVING
vamping15 paving12 vaping12 amping11 imping11 pigman11 vimina11 painim10 aiming9 mavin10 pavin10 panim9 vigia9 aping8 gamin8 piing8 animi7 piani7 vamp11 gamp9 gimp9 impi8 pima8 vagi8 vang8 viga8 magi7 mang7 ming7 pang7 ping7 vain7 vina7 amin6 main6 mani6 mina6 mini6 nipa6 pain6
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Common questions about IMPAVING
- Is IMPAVING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMPAVING is not in it.
- How many points is IMPAVING worth?
- IMPAVING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMPAVING?
- No single letter can be added to IMPAVING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IMPAVING:
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