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
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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