190 words come out when you unscramble IMPENDENT, starting with IMPENDENT itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PEDIMENT leads with 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from IMPENDENT split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 31 with 6, 30 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 17 with 2.
PEDIMENT is the only one of the 8-letter words made with IMPENDENT letters; it scores 13 points.
31 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPENDENT; 4 of them share the top score of 11. INTEND, INDENT and PINNED are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from IMPENDENT are led by DEMPT and IMPED, 10 points each. DENIM, TIMED and MINED are the familiar ones.
DIMP scores highest among the 4-letter words from IMPENDENT at 9 points, ahead of EMPT and TEMP on 8. TIME, NEED and ITEM are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of IMPENDENT, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with IM · ending in NT · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PEDIMENT (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPENDENT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPENDENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 190) | 145 | 190 | 137 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: EMPTED, DEMPT, PENNIED, PIEMEN, PIMENT, DIMP, MEINED, NEMNED, NEMPT, EMPT, MENED, PENED and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: DEMENTI, PEDI, DEP, IDENT, NIENTE, DENI, TENNE and TE.