IMPRISON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMPRISON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPRISON?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPRISON is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPRISON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imprisonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPRISON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IMPRISON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPRISON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPRISON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put someone in prison or hold them in confinement.
Imprison covers lawful jailing and also any forced confinement, even figurative ones such as being trapped by fear. Courts imprison offenders, while tyrants imprison critics. The noun is imprisonment.
How IMPRISON is used
Imprison is used for jailing people and, figuratively, for trapping them in a situation.
- The court voted to imprison the thief.
- The regime would imprison anyone who spoke out.
- Her own doubts seemed to imprison her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPRISON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPRISON
8 longer words begin with IMPRISON.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPRISON
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Common questions about IMPRISON
- Is IMPRISON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPRISON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPRISON worth?
- IMPRISON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPRISON mean?
- To put someone in prison or hold them in confinement.
- What letters can be added to IMPRISON?
- IMPRISON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IMPRISON:
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