Impels

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of impel, meaning drives or urges a person towards a particular course of action.

“A deep sense of duty impels her to speak out even when doing so is uncomfortable.”

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Synonyms

drives urges compelsmotivatespushes

Antonyms

detersdiscouragesrestrains

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ELS and starts with IMP, with all six letters being very common in Wordle answers

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, plays off IMPEL with a simple S and is a reliable word to remember

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Anagrams of Impels

Words that use exactly the same letters as “impels”.

simple

Words you can make from Impels

Shorter words formed from the letters in “impels”.

impel limes limps lipse melis miles piles pleis plies slime slipe smile speil spiel spile elms emil epil imps isle leis lies lime limp

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “impels”.

dimples glimpse impales implies impulse lepisma lepomis limpers limpest limpets megilps

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