Is IMPELLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPELLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPELLING mean?
- adjective
markedly effective as if by emotional pressure
“impelling skill as a teller of tales”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 IMPELLING
IMPELLING 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 IMPELLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impinge12
- limping12
- emping11
- imping11
- megilp11
- melling10
- milling10
- pilling10
- milline9
- liming9
- miling9
- mingle9
- pieing9
- piling9
- impel9
- gimp9
- genip8
- gimel8
- glime8
- piing8
- impi8
- limp8
- gillie7
- imine7
- limen7
- lipin7
- mille7
- pilei7
- glim7
- ping7
- imp7
- nielli6
- genii6
- ingle6
- lime6
- limn6
- lipe6
- mell6
- mien6
- mile6
- mill6
- mine6
- mini6
- pein6
- pile6
- pili6
- pill6
- pine6
- plie6
- gem6
- gip6
- meg6
- mig6
- peg6
- pig6
- gien5
- gill5
- glen5
- ling5
- elm5
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