IMPOSSIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPOSSIBLE 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.
i1m3p3o1s1s1i1b3l1e1
PlayableIMPOSSIBLE · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept IMPOSSIBLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful IMPOSSIBLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOSSIBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impossiblesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPOSSIBLE scores
Scrabble i1m3p3o1s1s1i1b3l1e1 16
Words with Friends i1m4p4o1s1s1i1b4l2e1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPOSSIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOSSIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with IMPOSSIBLE
3 longer words begin with IMPOSSIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOSSIBLE
mobilises13 omissible13 biopsies12 mispoise12 mobilise12 obelisms12 possible12 bemoils11 emboils11 implies11 imposes11 limboes11 mespils11 mobiles11 mopsies11 obeisms11 obelism11 obiisms11 simples11 boilies9 limoses9 limosis9 lissome9 meiosis9 mislies9 missile9 polises9 similes9 smilies9 smoiles9 blimps12 pombes12 bemoil10 besoms10 biomes10 bisoms10 emboil10 emboli10 emboss10 imboss10
Showing 40 of 387. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about IMPOSSIBLE
- Is IMPOSSIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOSSIBLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOSSIBLE worth?
- IMPOSSIBLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMPOSSIBLE?
- IMPOSSIBLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPOSSIBLE:
Open IMPOSSIBLE in the Word Finder