Is IMPULSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPULSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPULSING mean?
Impulsing 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
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 IMPULSING
IMPULSING 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 IMPULSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pugilism13
- slumping13
- impings12
- impugns12
- limping12
- lumping12
- pluming12
- spuming12
- imping11
- impugn11
- umping11
- lisping10
- milings10
- pilings10
- pulings10
- pulsing10
- sliming10
- sliping10
- smiling10
- spiling10
- gimps10
- liming9
- miling9
- muling9
- musing9
- pignus9
- piling9
- puling9
- siglum9
- siping9
- spuing9
- impis9
- limps9
- lumps9
- plums9
- slump9
- gimp9
- linums8
- lipins8
- lupins8
- muslin8
- simlin8
- glims8
- glums8
- gulps8
- mungs8
- piing8
- pings8
- plugs8
- pungs8
- impi8
- imps8
- limp8
- lump8
- mips8
- plum8
- simp8
- sump8
- umps8
- isling7
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