Is IMPOUND a word?
IMPOUND is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, IMPOUND is a valid word.
What does impound mean?
verb: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
“The FBI seized the drugs”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
IMPOUND: word details
- Pronunciation: ihm-POWND (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside impound
Words you can make from the letters of impound.
Solve a whole rack, not just IMPOUND
IMPOUND is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does IMPOUND mean?
IMPOUND is a verb. It means: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
Is IMPOUND a valid word?
Yes, IMPOUND is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.