What IMPERATIVE Means
- noun: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
- noun: some duty that is essential and urgent
- adjective: requiring attention or action“as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative”
- adjective: relating to verbs in the imperative mood
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
IMPERATIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as I1 M3 P3 E1 R1 A1 T1 I1 V4 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In IMPERATIVE
356 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (3)
7 letter words (18)
AIRTIMEEMERITAEMERITIEMIRATEEMPAIREEMPTIEREVIRATEIMPERIAMEATIERPEATIERPRIMATEPRIVATERIEMPIETEMPERAVAMPIERVAMPIREVIREMIAVITAMER
6 letter words (45)
AMPEREARMPITEMPAREEMPARTEMPIREEPEIRAEPIMERIMARETIMPAIRIMPARTIMPAVEMATIERMETEPAMETIERMITIERPAREVEPARTIMPEREIAPERITIPERMIEPERMITPIRATEPITIERPRATIEPREMIAPREMIEPRIEVEPRIVETPTERIAREEMITREMATEREPAVEREPEATRETAPERETEAMRETIMEREVAMPTAIVERTAMPERTEAMERTEMPERTREMIETRIVIAVAMPERVERITE
5 letter words (84)
AERIEAIMERAIVERAMEERAMRITAPERTAPTERARETEARMETATRIPAVERTEATERETAPEEVERTEVITEIMARIIRATEMAIREMATERMAVIEMEAREMERITMETERMETREMIEVEMITERMITREMPRETPAIREPAREVPARTIPARVEPATERPAVERPEAREPEARTPERAIPEREAPERVEPETARPETERPETREPETRIPIERTPIETAPIRAIPRATEPREVEPRIMAPRIMEPRIMIRAMEERAMETRAMIEREAMEREATEREAVEREIVEREMAPREMETREMITRETEMRETIARETIEREVETREVIERIEVERIMAERIVETTAMERTAPERTAPIRTAVERTEMPITERAITIMERTRAMPTRAPETRAVETREMATRIPEVAIREVIPERVITAE
4 letter words (107)
AIRTAMIEAMIRAPERARETARTIAVEREAVEEMIREMITEMPTEREVEVEREVETIMPIITEMMAIRMAREMARTMATEMEATMEERMEETMEREMERIMETAMETEMEVEMIREMIRIMIRVMITEPAIRPAREPARTPATEPAVEPEARPEATPEERPEREPERIPERMPERTPERVPIERPIETPIMAPITAPRAMPRATPREEPREMPRIMRAITRAMIRAMPRAPTRATERAVEREAMREAPRETERIEMRIMARIMERIPERIPTRITERIVARIVETAMETAMPTAPETARETARPTEAMTEARTEEMTEERTEMETEMPTEPATERMTIARTIERTIMETIPITIRETRAMTRAPTREETRIETRIMTRIPVAIRVAMPVAREVEEPVEERVERAVERTVIAEVIERVIREVITAVITE
3 letter words (77)
AIMAIRAITAMEAMIAMPAPEAPTAREARMARTATEAVEEAREATEMEERAEREERMETAEVEIMPIREITAMAEMAPMARMATMEEMETMIRPAMPARPATPAVPEAPEEPERPETPIAPIEPIRPITPRERAIRAMRAPRATRAVREEREIREMREPRETREVRIARIMRIPRITTAETAITAMTAPTARTAVTEATEETIETIPVAEVARVATVEEVETVIAVIEVIM
2 letter words (21)
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