IMPRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. IMPRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPRESS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPRESS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPRESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impresseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IMPRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IMPRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What stands out about IMPRESS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IMPRESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone feel admiration or respect, or to press a mark into a surface.
Impress most often concerns a favourable reaction, as when a performance impresses an audience. It also has a physical meaning of stamping a seal into wax, and a historical one of forcing men into naval service.
How IMPRESS is used
Impress is a common verb in everyday speech and has several technical senses.
- The young pianist managed to impress the judges.
- The clerk will impress the seal into the wax.
- Sailors were often forced to impress others into service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMPRESS
The 7 tiles of IMPRESS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with IMPRESS
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with IMPRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPRESS
Showing 40 of 137. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about IMPRESS
- Is IMPRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPRESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPRESS worth?
- IMPRESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPRESS mean?
- To make someone feel admiration or respect, or to press a mark into a surface.
- What letters can be added to IMPRESS?
- IMPRESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IMPRESS:
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