IMPOLDER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. IMPOLDER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept IMPOLDER?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful IMPOLDER is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for IMPOLDER

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How IMPOLDER scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in IMPOLDER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOLDER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about IMPOLDER

• All 8 letters of IMPOLDER are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of IMPOLDER

The 8 tiles of IMPOLDER in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with IMPOLDER

3 longer words begin with IMPOLDER.

Shorter words from the letters in IMPOLDER

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Common questions about IMPOLDER

Is IMPOLDER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOLDER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is IMPOLDER worth?

IMPOLDER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to IMPOLDER?

IMPOLDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.