Is IMPERSONATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPERSONATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPERSONATES mean?
Impersonates is a form of IMPERSONATE.
- verb
assume or act the character of
“She impersonates Madonna”
- verb
represent another person with comic intentions
- verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 IMPERSONATES
IMPERSONATES 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 IMPERSONATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impersonate15
- permeations15
- premoistens15
- peristomes14
- permeation14
- premoisten14
- presentism14
- protamines14
- spearmints14
- spinmaster14
- temporises14
- treponemas14
- monasteries13
- proteinases13
- atropisms13
- emptiness13
- epistomes13
- imposters13
- nepotisms13
- orpiments13
- pastromis13
- peristome13
- primeness13
- promisees13
- protamine13
- protamins13
- ptomaines13
- reimposes13
- spearmint13
- spermines13
- sportsman13
- sportsmen13
- temporise13
- treponema13
- interposes12
- moisteners12
- patronises12
- personates12
- pistareens12
- proteinase12
- remoistens12
- sarmentose12
- sparteines12
- stramonies12
- atropism12
- emprises12
- emptiers12
- episomes12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- impastes12
- impastos12
- imposers12
- imposter12
- impresas12
- impreses12
- imprests12
- maintops12
- manropes12
- meropias12
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