Is IMPOVERISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPOVERISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPOVERISH mean?
- verb
make poor
- verb
take away
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 20 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 IMPOVERISH
IMPOVERISH 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 IMPOVERISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- improvise16
- viperish16
- improves15
- improve14
- improvs14
- orphism14
- rompish14
- impish13
- improv13
- mopish13
- morphs13
- shrimp13
- heroism12
- moreish12
- privies12
- rosehip12
- verismo12
- hovers12
- shiver12
- shover12
- shrive12
- shrove12
- hemps12
- morph12
- imposer11
- pismire11
- primsie11
- promise11
- semipro11
- ephori11
- ephors11
- homers11
- homier11
- homies11
- hopers11
- morish11
- mosher11
- movers11
- movies11
- perish11
- pervos11
- pisher11
- posher11
- proves11
- reship11
- verism11
- vermis11
- vipers11
- vomers11
- hives11
- hover11
- shive11
- shove11
- hemp11
- ivories10
- impose10
- impros10
- mopers10
- mopier10
- porism10
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