IMPOUNDAGE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMPOUNDAGE 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 IMPOUNDAGE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPOUNDAGE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPOUNDAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impoundagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPOUNDAGE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPOUNDAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPOUNDAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IMPOUNDAGE
- All 10 letters of IMPOUNDAGE are different — nothing repeats.
- IMPOUNDAGE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with IMPOUNDAGE
1 longer words begin with IMPOUNDAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPOUNDAGE
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Common questions about IMPOUNDAGE
- Is IMPOUNDAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMPOUNDAGE is not in it.
- How many points is IMPOUNDAGE worth?
- IMPOUNDAGE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMPOUNDAGE?
- IMPOUNDAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPOUNDAGE:
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