What does IMPULSE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɪmpəls/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- an instinctive motive“profound religious impulses”
- a sudden desire“he bought it on an impulse”
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber“they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus”
- (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”
- the act of applying force suddenly“the impulse knocked him over”
- an impelling force or strength“the car's momentum carried it off the road”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
impulses12
Anagrams of IMPULSE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside IMPULSE
117 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is IMPULSE a valid word in word games?
IMPULSE 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 IMPULSE worth?
IMPULSE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from IMPULSE?
117 other words, including IS, ME, UP and US.