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Is improper a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word improper is a Scrabble US word. The word improper is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is improper a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word improper is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

I1M3P3R1O1P3E1R1

Is improper a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word improper is a Words With Friends word. The word improper is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1M4P4R1O1P4E1R1

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8-letter words (1 found)

IMPROPER,

7-letter words (3 found)

MOPPIER,POMPIER,PRIMERO,

6-letter words (8 found)

MOPIER,MOPPER,PORIER,PRIMER,PROPER,RIPPER,ROMPER,ROPIER,

5-letter words (19 found)

IMPRO,MOIRE,MOPER,ORMER,PIPER,PORER,PREOP,PRIER,PRIME,PRIMO,PRIMP,PRIOR,PROEM,PRORE,REPRO,RIMER,RIPER,ROPER,RORIE,

4-letter words (35 found)

EMIR,MERI,MIRE,MIRO,MOER,MOPE,MORE,OMER,PEPO,PERI,PERM,PERP,PIER,PIMP,PIPE,POEM,POEP,POME,POMP,POPE,PORE,PREM,PREP,PRIM,PROM,PROP,REPO,REPP,RIEM,RIME,RIPE,RIPP,ROMP,ROPE,RORE,

3-letter words (30 found)

EMO,ERM,ERR,IMP,IRE,MIR,MOE,MOI,MOP,MOR,OPE,ORE,PEP,PER,PIE,PIP,PIR,POI,POM,POP,PRE,PRO,REI,REM,REO,REP,RIM,RIP,ROE,ROM,

2-letter words (15 found)

EM,ER,IO,ME,MI,MO,OE,OI,OM,OP,OR,PE,PI,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from improper according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of improper

improper

Alternative forms

  • impropre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French impropre, from Latin improprius (“not proper”), from in- + proprius (“proper”), equivalent to im- +‎ proper.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)

Adjective

improper (comparative more improper, superlative most improper)

  1. unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
  2. Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest
  3. Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous
  4. Not consistent with established facts; incorrect
  5. Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction
  6. (obsolete) Not specific or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
  7. (mathematics) Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate

Synonyms

  • unproper (obsolete or rare)

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Translations

Verb

improper (third-person singular simple present impropers, present participle impropering, simple past and past participle impropered)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To appropriate; to limit.
  2. (obsolete) To behave improperly

Anagrams

  • impropre

Source: wiktionary.org