Impale
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To pierce or fix something onto a sharp pointed object.
“The knight threatened to impale the traitor on his lance as a warning to others.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ɪmˈpeɪl/
Syllables
im·pale
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Wordle
Starts with IMP and ends in -ALE, containing three vowels across six letters
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the -ALE ending allows natural extensions to IMPALED or IMPALES
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