IMPERIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMPERIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPERIAL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPERIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPERIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imperialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPERIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IMPERIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPERIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPERIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to an empire or an emperor, or to the older British system of weights and measures.
Imperial can point to rule by an emperor and the grandeur that goes with it. In daily life it often means the pound, inch and gallon system rather than metric. As a noun it also names a small pointed beard.
How IMPERIAL is used
Imperial is used for empires and emperors and for non-metric British units.
- The imperial palace stood on a hill.
- Recipes in the old book use imperial measures.
- An imperial decree ended the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPERIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPERIAL
20 longer words begin with IMPERIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPERIAL
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Common questions about IMPERIAL
- Is IMPERIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPERIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPERIAL worth?
- IMPERIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPERIAL mean?
- Relating to an empire or an emperor, or to the older British system of weights and measures.
- What letters can be added to IMPERIAL?
- IMPERIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IMPERIAL:
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