Unscramble IMPERVIOUS and you have 287 words, IMPERVIOUS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is IMPROVISE, 16 points. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from IMPERVIOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 20 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERVIOUS, IMPROVE and IMPROVS tie for first at 14 points. PROMISE and UMPIRES are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from IMPERVIOUS, IMPROV leads with 13 points, then ERUVIM and MEVROU on 11. MOVIES, MOVERS and IMPOSE are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPERVIOUS; 10 of them share the top score of 10. MOVIE, PRIME and VIRUS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from IMPERVIOUS, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. MORE, OVER and MOVE are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words in IMPERVIOUS are led by VIM, VOM and VUM, 8 points each. PRO, SUM and REV are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of IMPERVIOUS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with IM · ending in US · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMPROVISE (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
IMPERVIOUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPERVIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 220 | 287 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
67 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MEVROUS, MEVROU, MUSIVE, RUMPIES, IMPIES, MIRVS, PUMIES, RUMPOS, SEPIUM, UMPIES, VOIPS, MIRV and 55 more. 22 of the 287 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ERUVIM, PERVOS, IMPROS, PERVO, PERVS, IMPRO, PERV, ERUVS, ESPOIR, MIPS, POSIER, VUM and 10 more.