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What does impede mean? Is impede a Scrabble word?

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Is impede a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word impede is a Scrabble US word. The word impede is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is impede a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word impede is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

I1M3P3E1D2E1

Is impede a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word impede is a Words With Friends word. The word impede is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1M4P4E1D2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

IMPEDE,

5-letter words (1 found)

IMPED,

4-letter words (12 found)

DEEM,DEEP,DEME,DIME,DIMP,EIDE,IDEE,IDEM,MEED,PEDI,PEED,PIED,

3-letter words (15 found)

DEE,DEI,DEP,DIE,DIM,DIP,EME,IDE,IMP,MED,MEE,MID,PED,PEE,PIE,

2-letter words (10 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EM,ID,ME,MI,PE,PI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 40 words from impede according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of impede

impede

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpiːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

impede (third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded)

  1. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:hinder

Antonyms

  • assist, help
  • expede (obsolete)
  • expedite

Related terms

  • expede, expedite
  • impediment

Translations

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “impede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • impeed

Galician

Verb

impede

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of impedir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

impede

  1. inflection of impedir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org