Is IMPENETRABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPENETRABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPENETRABLE mean?
- adjective
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
“an impenetrable fortress”
- adjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
“dense smoke”
- adjective
impossible to understand
“impenetrable jargon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 18 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 IMPENETRABLE
IMPENETRABLE 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 IMPENETRABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- temperable16
- emptiable15
- permeable15
- penetrable14
- planimeter14
- terminable14
- periblem14
- preamble14
- belemnite13
- implanter13
- printable13
- reimplant13
- benempt13
- pembina13
- atremble12
- bailment12
- mineable12
- partible12
- permeant12
- permeate12
- plebeian12
- bitmap12
- enterable11
- intermale11
- ambient11
- balmier11
- beamier11
- beleapt11
- bepaint11
- bimetal11
- biplane11
- bleeper11
- empaler11
- empanel11
- emplane11
- emptier11
- epimere11
- impaler11
- impanel11
- impearl11
- implant11
- lambent11
- lambert11
- lambier11
- lempira11
- limbate11
- maniple11
- minable11
- nimbler11
- palmier11
- permian11
- preemie11
- premeal11
- premeet11
- prename11
- primate11
- tempera11
- templar11
- timbale11
- timbral11
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