Is IMPULSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPULSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPULSED mean?
Impulsed is a form of IMPULSE.
- noun
an instinctive motive
“profound religious impulses”
- noun
a sudden desire
“he bought it on an impulse”
- noun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
“they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus”
- noun
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
“the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 IMPULSED
IMPULSED 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 IMPULSED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from IMPULSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- displume13
- dimples12
- mispled12
- mudpies12
- slumped12
- impulse11
- dimple11
- impled11
- limped11
- lumped11
- mudpie11
- plumed11
- spumed11
- impels10
- pileum10
- plumes10
- simple10
- dumps10
- imped10
- umped10
- dispel9
- lisped9
- medius9
- misled9
- pulsed9
- slimed9
- sliped9
- smiled9
- spiled9
- upside9
- impel9
- limps9
- lumps9
- plume9
- plums9
- slump9
- spume9
- dump9
- muesli8
- mulies8
- pileus8
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- dupes8
- duple8
- limed8
- melds8
- milds8
- muled8
- mused8
- pedis8
- piled8
- plied8
- pseud8
- puled8
- sedum8
- siped8
- spied8
- spued8
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