Impaled

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of impale: pierced or transfixed something with a sharp pointed object.

“The butterfly was impaled on a pin and mounted carefully in the display case.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪmˈpeɪld/

Syllables

im·paled

Related Words

Synonyms

skeweredpiercedspearedtransfixed

Antonyms

removedextracted

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ALED, vowels I, A, and E are spread evenly through the letters

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the common -ED ending is easy to extend from the base word

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Words one letter different

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empaled impales

Words you can make from Impaled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “impaled”.

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