imperial: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with L
Meaning of imperial
adj
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
Very grand or fine.
Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
Source: Wiktionary — imperial.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- countable, uncountable
A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- uncountable
A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- countable
Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
Listed forms: imperials.
Source: Wiktionary — imperial.
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Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
noun
a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- imperial beard
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is imperial in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of imperial
I(1) + M(3) + P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + A(1) + L(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 imperial
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 imperial
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