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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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