Is IMPEDANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPEDANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPEDANCES mean?
Impedances is a form of IMPEDANCE.
- noun
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for IMPEDANCES
IMPEDANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from IMPEDANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impedance16
- mindscape16
- pandemics16
- encamped15
- midspace15
- pandemic15
- pemicans14
- spacemen14
- specimen14
- decamps14
- scamped14
- endemics13
- encamps13
- pemican13
- camped13
- decamp13
- midcap13
- sapience12
- dampens12
- endcaps12
- endemic12
- escaped12
- impedes12
- impends12
- menaced12
- encamp12
- scampi12
- amnesic11
- cinemas11
- inscape11
- menaces11
- capsid11
- dampen11
- endcap11
- impede11
- impend11
- medics11
- minced11
- peaced11
- pieced11
- scaped11
- spaced11
- spiced11
- campi11
- camps11
- scamp11
- candies10
- decanes10
- demeans10
- encased10
- incased10
- maidens10
- medians10
- medinas10
- pandies10
- seedman10
- sideman10
- sidemen10
- sneaped10
- speaned10
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