Is IMPRESSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPRESSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPRESSIVE mean?
- adjective
making a strong or vivid impression
“an impressive ceremony”
- adjective
producing a strong effect
“gave an impressive performance as Othello”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 17 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 IMPRESSIVE
IMPRESSIVE 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 IMPRESSIVE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from IMPRESSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- permissive17
- remissive14
- emissive13
- previses13
- emprises12
- impreses12
- pismires12
- premises12
- spiremes12
- missive12
- previse12
- privies12
- verisms12
- vespers12
- empires11
- empress11
- emprise11
- epimers11
- imprese11
- impress11
- pismire11
- premies11
- premise11
- premiss11
- primsie11
- simpers11
- spireme11
- spirems11
- verism11
- vermes11
- vermis11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- miseries10
- revises10
- empire10
- epimer10
- premie10
- primes10
- prisms10
- sempre10
- simper10
- sperms10
- spirem10
- pervs10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- viper10
- merises9
- merisis9
- messier9
- pissier9
- remises9
- reives9
- revise9
- serves9
- severs9
- sieves9
- sivers9
- verses9
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