IMPOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. IMPOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPOSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IMPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does IMPOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To force a rule, tax or burden on people, or to ask too much of someone.
Governments impose taxes and fines, parents impose bedtimes, and a judge may impose a sentence. A second, gentler use is to impose on someone, meaning to take advantage of their kindness by asking for too much. In old printing the word meant to arrange pages in a frame ready for the press. It comes from Latin imponere, to place upon.
How IMPOSE is used
Impose on someone means to inconvenience them; impose something means to enforce it.
- The council will impose a limit on night parking.
- I did not wish to impose on your hospitality.
- The judge chose to impose a heavy fine.
- Teachers should not impose their own opinions on pupils.
- Winter storms impose long delays on the ferry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPOSE
6 longer words begin with IMPOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOSE
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Common questions about IMPOSE
- Is IMPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOSE worth?
- IMPOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPOSE mean?
- To force a rule, tax or burden on people, or to ask too much of someone.
- What letters can be added to IMPOSE?
- IMPOSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IMPOSE:
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