IMPOROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMPOROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPOROUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOROUS
No single letter turns IMPOROUS into another word.
How IMPOROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IMPOROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPOROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having no pores; compact and solid in texture.
Imporous describes a material that lets nothing seep through because it lacks tiny openings. It is rare today, with nonporous used instead. Old scientific texts apply it to rock, wood and skin.
How IMPOROUS is used
Imporous is a rare word found in older scientific writing.
- The imporous stone held water without leaking.
- An imporous coating sealed the surface.
- Early naturalists called the dense shell imporous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPOROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOROUS
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Common questions about IMPOROUS
- Is IMPOROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOROUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOROUS worth?
- IMPOROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPOROUS mean?
- Having no pores; compact and solid in texture.
- What letters can be added to IMPOROUS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPOROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IMPOROUS:
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