IMPOLITENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPOLITENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPOLITENESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOLITENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOLITENESS
No single letter turns IMPOLITENESS into another word.
How IMPOLITENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in IMPOLITENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOLITENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPOLITENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Behaviour that lacks good manners and shows little respect for others.
Impoliteness ranges from small slips, like forgetting to say thank you, to open rudeness. What counts as impoliteness differs between cultures, so travellers sometimes offend without meaning to.
How IMPOLITENESS is used
Impoliteness is used in everyday talk and in studies of etiquette and language.
- His impoliteness at dinner embarrassed his hosts.
- She apologised for her impoliteness on the phone.
- Interrupting can be seen as impoliteness in some cultures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPOLITENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPOLITENESS
1 longer words begin with IMPOLITENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOLITENESS
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Common questions about IMPOLITENESS
- Is IMPOLITENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOLITENESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOLITENESS worth?
- IMPOLITENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPOLITENESS mean?
- Behaviour that lacks good manners and shows little respect for others.
- What letters can be added to IMPOLITENESS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPOLITENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of IMPOLITENESS:
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