IMPOST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. IMPOST 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 IMPOST?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful IMPOST is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impostsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPOST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IMPOST, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does IMPOST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A tax or duty, especially one charged on goods brought into a country.
An impost is something imposed, most often a customs duty or a tax laid by the state on trade. In architecture it has another meaning: the block or cap at the top of a pillar or wall from which an arch springs. Racing people use it too, for the weight a horse is made to carry as a handicap. The word comes from Latin, like impose.
How IMPOST is used
Formal and a little dated for taxes; still current in architecture and horse racing.
- The crown laid a heavy impost on imported wine.
- The arch rises from a carved stone impost.
- Merchants protested the new impost on salt.
- The favourite carried a heavy impost in the handicap.
- Each village was asked to pay its impost in grain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPOST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMPOST
The 6 tiles of IMPOST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IMPOST
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with IMPOST.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOST
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Common questions about IMPOST
- Is IMPOST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOST worth?
- IMPOST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPOST mean?
- A tax or duty, especially one charged on goods brought into a country.
- What letters can be added to IMPOST?
- IMPOST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IMPOST:
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