impressive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
Definition of impressive
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
“an impressive speech”
“an impressive movie”
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adj
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Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
“an impressive speech”
“an impressive movie”
- Capable of being impressed.
- Appealing.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive From impress + -ive.
Words you can make from impressive
200+ playable · top: PERMISSIVE (17 pts)
Best play permissive 17 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
25 words- MISSIVE 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
- PRIVIES 12 pts
- VERISMS 12 pts
- VESPERS 12 pts
- EMPIRES 11 pts
- EMPRESS 11 pts
- EMPRISE 11 pts
- EPIMERS 11 pts
- IMPRESE 11 pts
- IMPRESS 11 pts
- PISMIRE 11 pts
- PREMIES 11 pts
- PREMISE 11 pts
- PREMISS 11 pts
- PRIMSIE 11 pts
- SIMPERS 11 pts
- SPIREME 11 pts
- SPIREMS 11 pts
- REVISES 10 pts
- MERISES 9 pts
- MERISIS 9 pts
- MESSIER 9 pts
- PISSIER 9 pts
- REMISES 9 pts
6-letter words
40 words- VERISM 11 pts
- VERMES 11 pts
- VERMIS 11 pts
- VESPER 11 pts
- VIPERS 11 pts
- EMPIRE 10 pts
- EPIMER 10 pts
- PREMIE 10 pts
- PRIMES 10 pts
- PRISMS 10 pts
- SEMPRE 10 pts
- SIMPER 10 pts
- SPERMS 10 pts
- SPIREM 10 pts
- REIVES 9 pts
- REVISE 9 pts
- SERVES 9 pts
- SEVERS 9 pts
- SIEVES 9 pts
- SIVERS 9 pts
- VERSES 9 pts
- EMESIS 8 pts
- ESPIES 8 pts
- MISERS 8 pts
- PEISES 8 pts
- PERSES 8 pts
- PISSER 8 pts
- PRISES 8 pts
- REMISE 8 pts
- REMISS 8 pts
- SPEERS 8 pts
- SPEIRS 8 pts
- SPEISE 8 pts
- SPIERS 8 pts
- SPIRES 8 pts
- SPREES 8 pts
- IRISES 6 pts
- SEISER 6 pts
- SERIES 6 pts
- SIREES 6 pts
5-letter words
64 words- PERVS 10 pts
- SPIVS 10 pts
- VEEPS 10 pts
- VIPER 10 pts
- IMPIS 9 pts
- PERMS 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMI 9 pts
- PRIMS 9 pts
- PRISM 9 pts
- SIMPS 9 pts
- SPERM 9 pts
- IVIES 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
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- SIEVE 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
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- MERES 7 pts
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- PEERS 7 pts
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- SEMES 7 pts
- SEMIS 7 pts
- SIPES 7 pts
- SPEER 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPIES 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPREE 7 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
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- RESES 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
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4-letter words
61 words- PERV 9 pts
- SPIV 9 pts
- IMPI 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- SEVS 7 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- ISMS 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
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- PEER 6 pts
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- PSIS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
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- SIMS 6 pts
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- SIRE 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
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