IMPRIMATUR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPRIMATUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPRIMATUR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPRIMATUR is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPRIMATUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imprimatursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPRIMATUR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPRIMATUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPRIMATUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPRIMATUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Official permission to print a book, especially from the Roman Catholic Church, or any mark of approval.
An imprimatur began as a censor licence stating that a work could be printed. Today the word is often figurative, as when a leader gives an idea an imprimatur by endorsing it.
How IMPRIMATUR is used
Imprimatur is formal and appears in publishing history and in phrases about official approval.
- The prayer book carried the bishop imprimatur.
- The plan received the imprimatur of the governing board.
- Without an imprimatur the pamphlet could not be printed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPRIMATUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPRIMATUR
1 longer words begin with IMPRIMATUR.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPRIMATUR
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Common questions about IMPRIMATUR
- Is IMPRIMATUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPRIMATUR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPRIMATUR worth?
- IMPRIMATUR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPRIMATUR mean?
- Official permission to print a book, especially from the Roman Catholic Church, or any mark of approval.
- What letters can be added to IMPRIMATUR?
- IMPRIMATUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPRIMATUR:
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