What does IMPRISONMENT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
18
Words With Friends score
23
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
  2. the state of being imprisoned“he was held in captivity until he died”
  3. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

imprisonments19

Anagrams of IMPRISONMENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside IMPRISONMENT

822 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is IMPRISONMENT a valid word in word games?

IMPRISONMENT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is IMPRISONMENT worth?

IMPRISONMENT is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 23 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from IMPRISONMENT?

822 other words, including TO, IN, IS and IT.