Definition of impoverishes

"impoverishes" in the verb sense

1. impoverish

make poor

2. deprive, impoverish

take away

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Quotations for impoverishes

Flattery is like base coin; it impoverishes him who receives it. [ Madame Voillez ]

Flattery is like false money: it impoverishes those who receive it. [ Mme. Voillez ]

Genius is only as rich as it is generous. If it hoards, it impoverishes itself. What the banker sighs for, the meanest clown may have leisure and a quiet mind. [ Henry D. Thoreau ]

impoverishes in Scrabble®

The word impoverishes 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: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters impoverishes:

IMPOVERISHES
(216)
IMPOVERISHES
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (47 words)

empires, empress, epimers, episome, erosive, heiress, heroise, heroism, hissier, hosiers, imposer, imposes, impress, improve, isomere, isomers, ivories, meioses, meiosis, meshers, meshier, messier, misship, mossier, peevish, pissier, poesies, premise, premiss, promise, rehomes, removes, reposes, reshims, reships, reshoes, revises, rosehip, shivers, shovers, shrimps, simpers, soirees, spheres, verismo, verisms, vespers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word impoverishes

IMPOVERISHES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In impoverishes

IMPOVERISHES
(216)
IMPOVERISHES
(216)
IMPOVERISHES
(144)
IMPOVERISHES
(144)
PEEVISH
(110 = 60 + 50)
IMPOVERISHES
(108)
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(108)
PEEVISH
(107 = 57 + 50)
PEEVISH
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PEEVISH
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SHRIMPS
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IMPROVE
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SHOVERS
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IMPROVE
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SHOVERS
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SHRIMPS
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SHOVERS
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IMPROVE
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MISSHIP
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PEEVISH
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VESPERS
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REMOVES
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MESHERS
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VESPERS
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MESHERS
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REHOMES
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HEROISM
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VERISMO
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VERISMS
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VERISMS
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HEROISM
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RESHIPS
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IMPOVERISHES
(96)
IMPOVERISHES
(96)
HEROISM
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impoverishes in Words With Friends™

The word impoverishes 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: 24

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

IMPOVERISHES
(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (47 words)

empires, empress, epimers, episome, erosive, heiress, heroise, heroism, hissier, hosiers, imposer, imposes, impress, improve, isomere, isomers, ivories, meioses, meiosis, meshers, meshier, messier, misship, mossier, peevish, pissier, poesies, premise, premiss, promise, rehomes, removes, reposes, reshims, reships, reshoes, revises, rosehip, shivers, shovers, shrimps, simpers, soirees, spheres, verismo, verisms, vespers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word impoverishes

IMPOVERISHES
(324)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(168)
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(116)
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(96)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In impoverishes

IMPOVERISHES
(324)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(252)
IMPOVERISHES
(168)
IMPOVERISHES
(168)
EPIMERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
IMPROVE
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SHIVERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SHOVERS
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MISSHIP
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PEEVISH
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IMPROVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
IMPROVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
IMPROVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
IMPOVERISHES
(116)
VESPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
RESHIPS
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VERISMO
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PEEVISH
(113 = 78 + 35)
REMOVES
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RESHIMS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PEEVISH
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VERISMS
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ROSEHIP
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PEEVISH
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IMPOVERISHES
(112)
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IMPOVERISHES
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EROSIVE
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Words within the letters of impoverishes

2 letter words in impoverishes (14 words)

9 letter words in impoverishes (5 words)

10 letter words in impoverishes (5 words)

12 letter words in impoverishes (1 word)

Words containing the sequence impoverishes

Words that start with impoverishes (1 word)

Words with impoverishes in them (1 word)

Words that end with impoverishes (1 word)

Word Growth involving impoverishes

Shorter words in impoverishes

he hes

imp impoverish

is impoverish

over impoverish

he she

Longer words containing impoverishes

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