IMPUISSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. IMPUISSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPUISSANT?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPUISSANT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPUISSANT
No single letter turns IMPUISSANT into another word.
How IMPUISSANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IMPUISSANT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPUISSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPUISSANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryarchaic
Feeble and ineffectual; powerless to bring anything about.
Impuissant is a French-flavoured word for helplessness. Writers use it for rulers, rage or protests that achieve nothing.
How IMPUISSANT is used
The word impuissant is literary and uncommon.
- The old king grew impuissant against his rivals.
- She raged, impuissant, at the closed gate.
- An impuissant council could only watch the flood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPUISSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPUISSANT
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Common questions about IMPUISSANT
- Is IMPUISSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPUISSANT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPUISSANT worth?
- IMPUISSANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPUISSANT mean?
- Feeble and ineffectual; powerless to bring anything about.
- What letters can be added to IMPUISSANT?
- No single letter can be added to IMPUISSANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IMPUISSANT:
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