impact: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with T
Meaning of impact
noun
- countable, uncountable
The striking of one body against another; collision.
- countable, uncountable
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
Example: The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
- countable, uncountable
A forced impinging.
Example: His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
- countable, figuratively, proscribed, uncountable
A significant or strong influence or effect.
Example: His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
Listed forms: impacts.
Source: Wiktionary — impact.
verb
- transitive
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
Example: When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.
- transitive
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
Example: The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.
- figuratively, proscribed, transitive
To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
Example: I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
- rare, transitive
To stamp or impress onto something.
Example: Ideas impacted on the mind.
Listed forms: impacts, impacting, impacted.
Source: Wiktionary — impact.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for impact.
noun
a forceful consequence; a strong effect
noun
influencing strongly
noun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
verb
have an effect upon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is impact in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of impact
I(1) + M(3) + P(3) + A(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of impact
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from impact
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in impact. Showing up to 24, longest first.