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Impulses

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About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Common · plural of impulse

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does impulses mean?

noun

  1. an instinctive motive

    “profound religious impulses”

    Synonymsurge

  2. a sudden desire

    “he bought it on an impulse”

    Synonymscapricewhim

  3. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

    “they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus”

    Synonymsnerve impulsenervous impulseneural impulse

  4. (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”

    Synonymspulsationpulsingpulse

  5. the act of applying force suddenly

    “the impulse knocked him over”

    Synonymsimpulsionimpetus

  6. an impelling force or strength

    “the car's momentum carried it off the road”

    Synonymsmomentum

Definitions shown for impulse, the base form of impulses.

Is IMPULSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is IMPULSES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
i 1m 3p 3u 1l 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
i 1m 4p 4u 2l 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
i 1m 3p 4u 2l 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
i 1m 3p 3u 2l 2s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in IMPULSES

Words that end like IMPULSES

Common words that share the ending -ULSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

repulsesconvulsespulses
All words ending in -ULSES

Impulses: quick answers

Is IMPULSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. IMPULSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is IMPULSES worth?
IMPULSES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does impulses mean?
impulses is the plural of impulse, which means “an instinctive motive”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in IMPULSES?
You can make 222 shorter words from IMPULSES, such as IMPULSE, SEPIUMS, SIMPLES, IMPELS. See the full list.