Definition of impending

"impending" in the verb sense

1. impend

be imminent or about to happen

"Changes are impending"

"impending" in the adjective sense

1. at hand, close at hand, imminent, impendent, impending

close in time about to occur

"retribution is at hand"

"some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"

"in imminent danger"

"his impending retirement"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for impending

The tender flower that lifts its head, elate,
Helpless must fall before the blasts of fate,
Sunk on the earth, defaced its lovely form,
Unless your shelter ward th' impending storm. [ Burns ]

O friend! O best of friends! Thy absence more
Than the impending night darkens the landscape over. [ Longfellow ]

impending in Scrabble®

The word impending is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters impending:

IMPENDING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

impinge, mending, minding, pending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word impending

IMPENDING
(153)
IMPENDING
(144)
IMPENDING
(102)
IMPENDING
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IMPENDING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In impending

IMPENDING
(153)
IMPENDING
(144)
IMPENDING
(102)
IMPINGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
IMPENDING
(96)
IMPINGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
IMPINGE
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MINDING
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IMPINGE
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PENDING
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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MENDING
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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MINDING
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IMPENDING
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IMPINGE
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IMPENDING
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(54)
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(48)
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(45)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
IMPING
(42)
IMPEND
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IMPENDING
(40)
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PINGED
(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(38)
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impending in Words With Friends™

The word impending is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters impending:

IMPENDING
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

impinge, mending, minding, pending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word impending

IMPENDING
(234)
IMPENDING
(144)
IMPENDING
(132)
IMPENDING
(96)
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(96)
IMPENDING
(92)
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(90)
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(44)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
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IMPENDING
(32)
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(30)
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(29)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In impending

IMPENDING
(234)
IMPENDING
(144)
IMPENDING
(132)
PENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
MINDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
MENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
IMPINGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
IMPINGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
IMPINGE
(107 = 72 + 35)
IMPINGE
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MINDING
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MENDING
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PENDING
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PENDING
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MINDING
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MINDING
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IMPINGE
(101 = 66 + 35)
IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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MINDING
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MINDING
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PENDING
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IMPENDING
(96)
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(96)
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IMPENDING
(92)
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IMPENDING
(90)
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(90)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
(89 = 54 + 35)
IMPINGE
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IMPENDING
(88)
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(87)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
MINDING
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IMPENDING
(84)
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(84)
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(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(81)
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IMPENDING
(80)
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(80)
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(78)
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IMPINGE
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IMPINGE
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PINGED
(75)
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(75)
PINING
(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75)
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IMPINGE
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PINNED
(72)
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(72)
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PINGED
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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IMPINGE
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(66)
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IMPING
(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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Words within the letters of impending

2 letter words in impending (8 words)

3 letter words in impending (20 words)

4 letter words in impending (14 words)

5 letter words in impending (6 words)

7 letter words in impending (4 words)

8 letter words in impending (2 words)

9 letter words in impending (1 word)

impending + 1 blank (1 word)

impending + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence impending

Words that start with impending (1 word)

Words with impending in them (1 word)

Words that end with impending (1 word)

Word Growth involving impending

Shorter words in impending

imp impend

en end pend impend

en pen pend impend

pe pen pend impend

in din ding ending pending

en end ending pending

en end pend pending

en pen pend pending

pe pen pend pending

Longer words containing impending

(No longer words found)