PIMPERNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PIMPERNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIMPERNEL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIMPERNEL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIMPERNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pimpernelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIMPERNEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PIMPERNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIMPERNEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIMPERNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small low-growing plant of waste ground with star-shaped flowers, usually scarlet, that close in bad weather.
The scarlet pimpernel has long been called the poor mans weatherglass because its petals fold up before rain. The name is also familiar from a famous adventure novel about a daring hero who hides behind a flower.
How PIMPERNEL is used
Most often met in the phrase scarlet pimpernel, in gardening and wildflower guides.
- A pimpernel flowered in the crack between the paving stones.
- The pimpernel closes its petals when clouds gather.
- She pressed a pimpernel between the pages of her notebook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIMPERNEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIMPERNEL
1 longer words begin with PIMPERNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PIMPERNEL
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Common questions about PIMPERNEL
- Is PIMPERNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIMPERNEL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIMPERNEL worth?
- PIMPERNEL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIMPERNEL mean?
- A small low-growing plant of waste ground with star-shaped flowers, usually scarlet, that close in bad weather.
- What letters can be added to PIMPERNEL?
- PIMPERNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PIMPERNEL:
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