IMPI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IMPI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPI is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IMPI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does IMPI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A body of Zulu warriors.
Impi is Zulu and named a regiment raised from one age group, so the men in it had grown up together. English took the word during the wars of the 1870s.
How IMPI is used
Countable: an impi, two impis. Historical.
- An impi was raised from a single age group.
- The word impi is Zulu.
- Two impis moved on the camp from opposite sides.
- Men in one impi had grown up together.
- English took impi during the wars of the 1870s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPI
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with IMPI.
Words with IMPI inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain IMPI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IMPI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPI
Common questions about IMPI
- Is IMPI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPI worth?
- IMPI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPI mean?
- A body of Zulu warriors.
- What letters can be added to IMPI?
- IMPI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IMPI:
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