IMPUISSANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. IMPUISSANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPUISSANCE?
| 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 IMPUISSANCE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPUISSANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
impuissancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPUISSANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IMPUISSANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPUISSANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPUISSANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
Helplessness; a state of lacking the strength or power to act.
Impuissance is a rare, bookish borrowing from French. It stresses being unable to affect events, and so fits scenes of frustration better than plain weakness.
How IMPUISSANCE is used
Impuissance is found in literary criticism and elegant prose about political or personal powerlessness.
- A feeling of impuissance came over him as the ship sank.
- The novel dwells on the impuissance of ordinary citizens.
- Her impuissance in the face of the storm was total.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPUISSANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPUISSANCE
1 longer words begin with IMPUISSANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPUISSANCE
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Common questions about IMPUISSANCE
- Is IMPUISSANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPUISSANCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPUISSANCE worth?
- IMPUISSANCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPUISSANCE mean?
- Helplessness; a state of lacking the strength or power to act.
- What letters can be added to IMPUISSANCE?
- IMPUISSANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IMPUISSANCE:
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