IMPIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. IMPIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPIOUS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPIOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPIOUS
No single letter turns IMPIOUS into another word.
How IMPIOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IMPIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What stands out about IMPIOUS
- IMPIOUS 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 IMPIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Showing a lack of respect for God or religion.
Impious covers irreverent words and actions toward the sacred, from mocking a priest to desecrating an altar. Unlike godless, it stresses disrespect rather than lack of belief.
How IMPIOUS is used
Impious is formal or literary and used in religious or historical contexts.
- The preacher condemned the impious jokes.
- An impious act in the temple angered the crowd.
- Ancient writers called the tyrant impious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPIOUS
3 longer words begin with IMPIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPIOUS
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Common questions about IMPIOUS
- Is IMPIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPIOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPIOUS worth?
- IMPIOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPIOUS mean?
- Showing a lack of respect for God or religion.
- What letters can be added to IMPIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IMPIOUS:
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