Impend
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To be on the point of happening, especially of something threatening or ominous.
“Dark clouds gathered over the moors as a fierce storm began to impend.”
Pronunciation
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/ɪmˈpɛnd/
Syllables
im·pend
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Ends in -END and starts with IMP, with no repeated letters across its six positions
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Worth 11 points, D and P are both valuable tiles and the -END ending offers hook opportunities
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