IMPECUNIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. IMPECUNIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPECUNIOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPECUNIOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPECUNIOUS
No single letter turns IMPECUNIOUS into another word.
How IMPECUNIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IMPECUNIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPECUNIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IMPECUNIOUS
- IMPECUNIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IMPECUNIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Habitually short of money and unable to afford much.
Impecunious carries a slightly literary, even wry tone, and often hints that the poverty is long-standing. It sounds gentler than words like broke or destitute.
How IMPECUNIOUS is used
You will meet impecunious mostly in novels, journalism and polite description of someone with little cash.
- The impecunious student lived on tea and toast.
- An impecunious nobleman, he sold the family silver one piece at a time.
- Many impecunious artists crowded the cheap rooms near the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPECUNIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPECUNIOUS
2 longer words begin with IMPECUNIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPECUNIOUS
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Common questions about IMPECUNIOUS
- Is IMPECUNIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPECUNIOUS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPECUNIOUS worth?
- IMPECUNIOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPECUNIOUS mean?
- Habitually short of money and unable to afford much.
- What letters can be added to IMPECUNIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPECUNIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IMPECUNIOUS:
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