Definition of improvise

"improvise" in the verb sense

1. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise

perform without preparation

"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

2. improvise, extemporize

manage in a makeshift way do with whatever is at hand

"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

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improvise in Scrabble®

The word improvise 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters improvise:

IMPROVISE

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

imposer, improve, ivories, promise, verismo

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The word improvise 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: 19

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

IMPROVISE

(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

imposer, improve, ivories, promise, verismo

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IMPROVISE

(279)

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Words within the letters of improvise

2 letter words in improvise (10 words)

em is me mi or os pe pi re so

3 letter words in improvise (24 words)

ems imp ire ism mop ops ore ors per pie pis psi rev rim rip roe sim sip sir som sop vie vim voe

4 letter words in improvise (41 words)

emir eros imps ires iris mire mope mops more move ores over perm peso pier pies poem pore pose prim prom pros repo revs rime rims ripe rips rise rive roes romp rope rose rove sire some sore vies vise voes

5 letter words in improvise (38 words)

emirs ivies mires miser moper mopes mores morse mover moves movie overs perms piers poems poise pores poser pries prime primo prism proms prose prove rimes ripes rives romps ropes roves sperm spier spire spiro spore viper visor

6 letter words in improvise (15 words)

impose improv isomer mopers mopier movers movies primes proves rimose simper verism vermis vipers virome

7 letter words in improvise (5 words)

imposer improve ivories promise verismo

8 letter words in improvise (1 word)

improves

9 letter words in improvise (1 word)

improvise

improvise + 1 blank (7 words)

impervious impoverish improvised improviser improvises improvizes misimprove

improvise + 2 blanks (4 words)

improvisers improvizers misimproved misimproves

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Words containing the sequence improvise

Words that start with improvise (6 words)

improvise improvised improvisedly improviser improvisers improvises

Words with improvise in them (1 word)

improvise

Words that end with improvise (1 word)

improvise

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Word Growth involving improvise

Shorter words in improvise

imp improv

is vise

Longer words containing improvise

improvised improvisedly

improviser improvisers

improvises