IMPOTENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. IMPOTENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPOTENCE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOTENCE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOTENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impotencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPOTENCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in IMPOTENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOTENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPOTENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lack of power or strength to act effectively, or the medical inability to achieve or keep an erection.
In everyday writing impotence often points to helplessness in the face of events one cannot change. In medicine it is the neutral clinical term for a specific male sexual difficulty.
How IMPOTENCE is used
Appears in political and emotional writing for helplessness, and in medical contexts for the clinical condition.
- Watching the flood rise, they felt a deep sense of impotence.
- The report spoke of the impotence of the council to stop the closure.
- Doctors treat impotence with a mixture of medication and counselling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPOTENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPOTENCE
1 longer words begin with IMPOTENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOTENCE
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Common questions about IMPOTENCE
- Is IMPOTENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPOTENCE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPOTENCE worth?
- IMPOTENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPOTENCE mean?
- A lack of power or strength to act effectively, or the medical inability to achieve or keep an erection.
- What letters can be added to IMPOTENCE?
- IMPOTENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IMPOTENCE:
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