IMPOTENTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMPOTENTNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept IMPOTENTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOTENTNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOTENTNESS
No single letter turns IMPOTENTNESS into another word.
How IMPOTENTNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in IMPOTENTNESS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOTENTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with IMPOTENTNESS
1 longer words begin with IMPOTENTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOTENTNESS
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Common questions about IMPOTENTNESS
- Is IMPOTENTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMPOTENTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is IMPOTENTNESS worth?
- IMPOTENTNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMPOTENTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to IMPOTENTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of IMPOTENTNESS:
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