Is IMPOTENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPOTENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPOTENCES mean?
Impotences is a form of IMPOTENCE.
- noun
the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
- noun
an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 IMPOTENCES
IMPOTENCES 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 IMPOTENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impotence15
- competes14
- pentomic14
- specimen14
- centesimo13
- potencies13
- coempts13
- compete13
- metopic13
- centimes12
- centimos12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- nepotism12
- pectines12
- picotees12
- pimentos12
- potences12
- semiopen12
- tenesmic12
- coempt12
- compts12
- cements11
- centime11
- centimo11
- emetics11
- empties11
- emptins11
- entopic11
- episome11
- epitome11
- impones11
- incepts11
- incomes11
- inspect11
- mesonic11
- metopes11
- miocene11
- mopiest11
- nepotic11
- optimes11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- peonism11
- picotee11
- pimento11
- poetics11
- postmen11
- potence11
- septime11
- tonemic11
- comps11
- compt11
- monetise10
- seicento10
- semitone10
- cement10
- comets10
- comtes10
- copens10
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