334 words come out when you unscramble IMPOSTUMES, starting with IMPOSTUMES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are IMPOSTUME and METOPISMS, 15 points each. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from IMPOSTUMES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 49 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
4 of 49 7-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSTUMES tie at 13 points; none scores more. OPTIMUM, IMPOSES and IMPETUS will look familiar.
METUMP and POMMIE share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from IMPOSTUMES. SUMMIT, IMPOSE and MISUSE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSTUMES is MUMPS, 11 points; EMPTS and IMPOT on 9 follow. ITEMS, MOUSE and POEMS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from IMPOSTUMES, MUMP leads with 10 points, then EMPT and IMPS on 8. MOST, ITEM and MUST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in IMPOSTUMES, 9 score 7 points, the group's best. TOP, PUT and PET are the ones most people know.
These 5 words have the length of IMPOSTUMES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with IM · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OPTIMUMS and STEPMOMS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPOSTUMES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPOSTUMES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 334) | 252 | 334 | 225 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: METOPISMS, METOPISM, PESSIMUM, STOMIUMS, STOMPIES, STUMPIES, MESTOMS, MOPSIES, MOPUSES, MOUSMES, SEMMITS, SEPIUMS and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: STEPMOMS, STEPMOM, MUMSIEST, MUMSIES, PISTOUS, POSIEST, POSTIES, SUMOIST, TOUPIES, MIPS, PISTOU, POSTIE and 15 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of IMPOSTUMES and one more.