Is IMPUISSANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPUISSANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPUISSANCES mean?
Impuissances is a form of IMPUISSANCE.
- noun
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
“in spite of their weakness the group remains active”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 IMPUISSANCES
IMPUISSANCES 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 IMPUISSANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impuissance17
- campiness15
- escapisms15
- misspaces15
- puissances14
- campuses14
- escapism14
- misspace14
- panicums14
- pemicans14
- scampies14
- messianic13
- musicians13
- puissance13
- sinapisms13
- spaciness13
- spiciness13
- encamps13
- panicum13
- pemican13
- pumices13
- amnesics12
- aseismic12
- auspices12
- caesiums12
- episcias12
- impasses12
- inscapes12
- meniscus12
- musician12
- pianisms12
- piscinae12
- piscinas12
- sinapism12
- campus12
- encamp12
- pumice12
- scampi12
- scamps12
- issuances11
- sauciness11
- acumens11
- amnesic11
- auspice11
- caesium11
- camises11
- cesiums11
- cinemas11
- episcia11
- impasse11
- inscape11
- menisci11
- miscues11
- mispens11
- pianism11
- piscina11
- piscine11
- pneumas11
- seismic11
- campi11
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