IMPLY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMPLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPLY?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPLY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPLY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IMPLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IMPLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does IMPLY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To suggest something as a logical or natural consequence without stating it directly.
Imply describes a kind of meaning that a speaker leaves for the listener to work out, whether through wording, tone or plain circumstance. It differs from state or say because nothing is spelled out, and it differs from infer, which describes what the listener does with the hint rather than what the speaker puts into it. The verb comes from the same root as employ and originally carried a sense of folding meaning inside a statement, an image that still fits how implication works today. Confusing imply with infer is one of the most common usage errors in English, since a speaker implies and a listener infers, not the reverse.
How IMPLY is used
Used constantly in speech and writing wherever meaning is suggested rather than stated; frequently confused with infer, which names the listener's side of the same exchange.
- Her silence seemed to imply agreement.
- Do you mean to imply that the report is wrong?
- A raised eyebrow can imply doubt more clearly than words.
- The contract does not imply any guarantee of employment.
- Nothing in his tone was meant to imply criticism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPLY
1 longer words begin with IMPLY.
Words ending in IMPLY
7 words end in IMPLY. Useful as a back hook: play IMPLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPLY
Common questions about IMPLY
- Is IMPLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPLY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPLY worth?
- IMPLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPLY mean?
- To suggest something as a logical or natural consequence without stating it directly.
- What letters can be added to IMPLY?
- IMPLY takes 5 hooks: 5 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IMPLY:
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