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
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 12
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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