Is IMPRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPRESS mean?
- verb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
- verb
impress positively
“The young chess player impressed her audience”
- verb
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
“Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”
- verb
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
“To make a batik, you impress a design with wax”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 11 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 IMPRESS
IMPRESS 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.
Anagrams of IMPRESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from IMPRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- premiss11
- simpers11
- spirems11
- primes10
- prisms10
- simper10
- sperms10
- spirem10
- perms9
- prime9
- prims9
- prism9
- simps9
- sperm9
- misers8
- pisser8
- prises8
- remiss8
- speirs8
- spiers8
- spires8
- imps8
- mips8
- perm8
- prim8
- simp8
- emirs7
- mires7
- miser7
- mises7
- peris7
- piers7
- press7
- pries7
- prise7
- priss7
- rimes7
- ripes7
- seism7
- semis7
- sipes7
- speir7
- spier7
- spies7
- spire7
- imp7
- emir6
- isms6
- mess6
- mire6
- mirs6
- mise6
- miss6
- peri6
- pier6
- pies6
- piss6
- psis6
- rems6
- reps6
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