Words That Start with IM

3-letter words that start with IM

• imp7v. To engraft (a feather) on to a broken feather in a bird's wing or tail...
• imu5n. A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in...

4-letter words that start with IM

• imam8n. One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
• iman6n. Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
• imin6n. Any nitrene.
• impi8n. A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.

5-letter words that start with IM

• image8n. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in...
• imago8n. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing...
• imani7n. Faith (in the context of African-American culture).
• imari7n. Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from...
• imbue9v. To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or...
• imide8n. A form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl...
• imine7n. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula...
• imino7n. The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.
• immer9n. A bird in genus Gavia.
• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• impex16n. Import and export.
• imply12v. To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a...
• impro9n. Improv (improvisation).

6-letter words that start with IM

• imagen9n. A unit of imagery, analogous to a logogen, but applicable to non-verbal...
• imager9n. One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
• imagic11adj. Relating to or having the nature of an image.
• imbibe12v. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
• immune10adj. Exempt; not subject to.
• imouto8n. A little sister.
• impact12n. The striking of one body against another; collision.
• impair10v. To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
• impala10n. An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability...
• impale10v. To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
• impart10v. To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
• impede11v. To get in the way of; to hinder.
• imperf13n. An imperforated stamp.
• impish13adj. Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
• import10n. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or...
• impose10v. To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as...
• impost10n. A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
• improv13n. Improvisation.
• impugn11v. To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or...
• impune10adj. Unpunished.
• impure10adj. Containing undesired intermixtures.
• impute10v. To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

7-letter words that start with IM

• imagery13n. The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
• imagine10v. To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in...
• imaging11n. The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible...
• imagism12n. A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
• imagist10n. A follower of any of the various artistic schools known as imagism.
• imamate11n. The office or jurisdiction of an imam.
• iminium11n. A form of quaternary ammonium cation derived from an imine, R₂C=N⁺R₂.
• imitate9v. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or...
• immense11adj. Huge, gigantic, very large.
• immerse11v. To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
• immoral11adj. Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so...
• immured12adj. Imprisoned or confined.
• impaled12adj. Pinned to something by piercing.
• impaler11n. One who impales.
• impanel11v. To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of...
• impasse11n. A road with no exit.
• impasto11n. The use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that...
• impeach16v. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
• imperil11v. To put into peril; to place in danger.
• impetus11n. Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
• impiety14n. The state of being impious.
• impinge12v. To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
• impious11adj. Not pious.
• implant11v. To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
• implied12adj. Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
• implode12v. To collapse or burst inward violently.
• implore11v. To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
• impound12v. To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
• impresa11n. A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
• imprese11n. A heraldic device; an impresa.
• impress11v. To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably; to inspire...
• imprint11n. An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by...
• improve14v. To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of...
• impulse11n. A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
• imputed12adj. Attributed, alleged, assigned, not necessarily proven or justified.

8-letter words that start with IM

• imaginal11adj. Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.
• imagined12adj. Conceived or envisioned in the mind.
• imambara14n. In South Asia, a congregation hall for Shiites to mourn the death of...
• imatinib12n. A drug used to treat certain types of cancer.
• imbecile14adj. Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent...
• imbibing15n. The act by which something is imbibed.
• imipenem14n. A broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic.
• imitable12adj. Capable of being imitated or copied.
• imitated11adj. Virtual, simulated; in effect or essence, rather than in fact or...
• imitator10n. A person who imitates or apes another.
• immanent12adj. Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something...
• immature12adj. Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
• immersed13adj. Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.
• imminent12adj. About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of...
• immobile14adj. Fixed, not movable.
• immodest13adj. Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.
• immolate12v. To kill as a sacrifice by burning.
• immortal12adj. Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
• immunity15n. Protective resistance against disease.
• immunize21v. To make someone or something immune to something.
• impacted15adj. Having undergone an impact.
• impactor14n. Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another...
• impaired13adj. Rendered less effective.
• impaling13n. The act of something being impaled.
• impeller12n. Something which or someone who impels.
• imperial12adj. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
• imperium14n. Supreme power; dominion.
• impetigo13n. A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty...
• impishly18adv. In an impish manner; mischievously.
• implicit14adj. Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied.
• imploded14adj. That has collapsed inwards.
• implying16n. Implication.
• impolite12adj. Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good...
• importer12n. One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company...
• importin12n. Any of various karyopherins that move other protein molecules into the...
• imposing13adj. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or...
• impostor12n. Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
• impotent12adj. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
• imprimis14adv. In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or...
• imprison12v. To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
• improper14adj. Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
• improved16adj. That has been made better; enhanced.
• improver15n. Something that, or someone who, improves something.
• impudent13adj. Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
• impunity15n. Exemption from punishment.
• impurity15n. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution...

9-letter words that start with IM

• imaginary15adj. Existing only in the imagination.
• imagining13n. Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
• imbalance15n. The property of not being in balance.
• imbroglio14n. A complicated situation; an entanglement.
• imitating12n. An instance of imitation.
• imitation11n. The act of imitating.
• imitative14adj. Imitating; copying; not original.
• immediacy19n. The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
• immediate14adj. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
• immensely16adv. Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.
• immensity16n. The characteristic or state of being immense.
• immersion13n. The total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism.
• immersive16adj. Tending to immerse.
• immigrant14n. A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to...
• immigrate14v. To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
• immovable18adj. Incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
• immutable15adj. Unable to be changed without exception.
• impactful18adj. Having impact.
• impairing14n. Impairment.
• impartial13adj. Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not...
• imparting14n. Communication (a giving or sharing of information etc).
• impassive16adj. Having, or revealing, no emotion.
• impatiens13n. Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
• impatient13adj. Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
• impeached19v. Removed from office in accordance with Article II, Section 4 of the...
• impedance16n. The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.
• impending15adj. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
• imperator13n. An emperor.
• imperfect18adj. Not perfect.
• imperiled14adj. At risk of becoming extinct.
• imperious13adj. Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
• impetuous13adj. Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful...
• impinging15n. An impingement.
• implement15v. To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
• implicate15v. To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
• imploring14n. The act of one who implores; imploration.
• implosion13n. The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
• important13adj. Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
• impotence15n. Powerlessness; incapacity.
• imprecise15adj. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
• impressed14adj. Strongly affected, especially favourably.
• imprinted14adj. Stamped or impressed.
• impromptu17adj. Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
• improving17adj. That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to...
• improvise16v. To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided...
• imprudent14adj. Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious...
• impudence16n. The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
• impulsive16adj. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving...

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10-letter words that start with IM

• imaginable15adj. Able to be imagined; conceivable.
• imbalanced17adj. Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance.
• imipramine16n. A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression.
• immaculate16adj. Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
• immaterial14adj. Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
• immaturity17n. Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown.
• immemorial16adj. That is beyond memory; ancient.
• imminently17adv. In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.
• immobility19n. The quality of not moving.
• immobilize25v. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
• immoderate15adj. Not moderate; excessive.
• immolation14n. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.
• immorality17n. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
• immunizing24adj. That immunizes.
• immunology18n. The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.
• impairment16n. The result of being impaired.
• impalement16n. The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp...
• impassable16adj. Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
• impassible16adj. Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
• impatience16n. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and...
• impeccable20adj. Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors.
• impeccably23adv. In a perfect or flawless manner.
• impediment17n. A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
• imperative17adj. Essential; crucial; extremely important.
• impersonal14adj. Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
• impervious17adj. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
• implacable18adj. Not able to be placated or appeased.
• implacably21adv. In an implacable manner.
• implicitly19adv. In an implicit or implied manner.
• importance16n. The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
• imposition14n. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting...
• impossible16adj. Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
• impossibly19adv. Not possibly; in an impossible manner.
• impounding16n. An act of impoundment.
• impoverish20v. To make poor.
• impregnate15v. To cause to become pregnant.
• impresario14n. A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music...
• impression14n. The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or...
• impressive17adj. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to...
• imprimatur16n. An official license to publish or print something, especially when...
• imprinting15n. Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a...
• improbable18adj. Not likely to be true.
• improbably21adv. In an improbable manner; without probability.
• improperly19adv. In an improper manner; not properly.
• improvised18adj. Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
• improviser17n. One who improvises.
• imprudence17n. The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution...
• imputation14n. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.

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11-letter words that start with IM

• imaginarium16n. A place devoted to stimulating and cultivating the imagination.
• imagination14n. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or...
• imaginative17adj. Having a lively or creative imagination.
• immediately19adv. In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
• immigration16n. The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which...
• immobilized27adj. Subject to immobilization.
• immortality18n. Never dying.
• immortalize24v. To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
• immunoassay18n. A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an...
• immunogenic18adj. That produces a reaction from the immune system; antigenic.
• immunologic18adj. Immunological.
• impartially18adv. In an impartial manner; fairly.
• impassioned16adj. Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
• impassively21adv. In an impassive manner.
• impatiently18adv. In an impatient manner.
• impeachable22adj. Able to be impeached (of a person).
• impeachment22n. The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or...
• impecunious17adj. Lacking money.
• imperfectly23adv. In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
• imperforate18adj. Not perforated.
• imperialism17n. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial...
• imperialist15adj. Of, or relating to imperialism.
• imperiously18adv. In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
• impermanent17adj. Not permanent; unperpetual.
• impermeable19adj. Impossible to permeate.
• impersonate15v. To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of...
• impertinent15adj. Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
• impetuosity18n. The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an...
• impetuously18adv. In an impetuous manner; with sudden force.
• impingement18n. The act of impinging.
• implantable17adj. Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.).
• implausible17adj. Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.
• implausibly20adv. In an implausible or dubious manner.
• implementer17n. A person who implements something.
• implication17n. The act of implicating.
• importantly18adv. Used to mark a statement as having importance.
• importation15n. The act or an instance of importing.
• impoundment18n. A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir.
• impractical19adj. Not practical; impracticable.
• imprecision17n. A lack of precision or exactness; poor accuracy.
• impregnable18adj. Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks...
• impressment17n. The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service...
• impropriety20n. The condition of being improper.
• improvement20n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering.
• improvising19n. Improvisation.
• imprudently19adv. Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
• impulsively21adv. In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
• impulsivity21n. The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on...

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12-letter words that start with IM

• imidacloprid20n. The very widely used neonicotinoid insecticide...
• immaculately21adv. In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without...
• immeasurable18adj. Impossible to measure.
• immeasurably21adv. In a manner that is not measurable, in a way that cannot be measured.
• immemorially21adv. In an immemorial manner, from time immemorial.
• immiseration16n. Synonym of immiserization (“the process of making miserable or poor...
• immoderately20adv. In an immoderate manner.
• immunisation16n. The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so...
• immunization25n. The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner...
• immunologist17n. A person who studies or practices medicine in the area of immunology.
• immutability21n. The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.
• impartiality19n. The quality of being impartial; fairness.
• impenetrable18adj. Not penetrable.
• impenetrably21adv. In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
• imperatively22adv. In an imperative manner.
• imperfection21n. Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic...
• imperfective24adj. Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
• imperishable21adj. Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
• impermanence20n. Lack of permanence or continued duration.
• impersonally19adv. In an impersonal manner.
• impersonator16n. One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
• impertinence18n. Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
• implantation16n. The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its...
• implantology20n. The science of or techniques involved in dental implants.
• impoliteness16n. The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.
• imponderable19adj. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of...
• impoverished23adj. Reduced to poverty.
• impregnation17n. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
• impressively22adv. In an impressive manner; forcibly.
• imprisonable18adj. Capable of being imprisoned.
• imprisonment18n. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as...
• improvidence22n. The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.

13-letter words that start with IM

• imaginatively22adv. In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
• immateriality20n. The state of being immaterial.
• immunobiology23n. The branch of biology that deals with the biological effects of the...
• immunological20adj. Of or relating to immunology.
• immunosorbent19n. An antibody that is used to remove a specific antigen from a mixture.
• immunotherapy25n. The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases)...
• impeccability26n. The property of being impeccable.
• imperceptible23adj. Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
• imperceptibly26adv. Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too...
• imperialistic19adj. Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.
• imperiousness17n. The quality of being imperious.
• impermissible21adj. Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.
• impermissibly24adv. In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.
• impersonality20n. The state or quality of being impersonal.
• impersonation17n. The act of impersonating.
• impertinently20adv. In an impertinent manner.
• imperturbable21adj. Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm...
• imperturbably24adv. In an imperturbable manner; calmly.
• impetuousness17n. The state or quality of being impetuous; making arbitrary decisions.
• implacability24n. The quality or state of being implacable.
• implementable21adj. Able to be implemented.
• importunately20adv. In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.
• impossibility22n. Something that is impossible.
• impoverishing24adj. Tending to impoverish (To weaken in quality; to deprive of some...
• impracticable23adj. Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.
• impractically24adv. In an impractical manner.
• impressionism19n. An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject...
• impressionist17n. One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.
• improbability24n. The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
• improvidently24adv. In an improvident manner.
• improvisation20n. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like...
• improvisatory23adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation.
• impulsiveness20n. The quality of being impulsive.

14-letter words that start with IM

• immobilization29n. The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
• immunoblotting21n. The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins.
• immunochemical27adj. Pertaining to immunochemistry.
• immunogenetics21n. The study of the genetic basis for the immune response, and of the...
• immunogenicity24n. The ability of a particular substance to provoke an immune response.
• immunoglobulin21n. Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by...
• immunoreactive23adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
• immunostaining19n. Any of several staining techniques that are used to detect specific...
• impermeability25n. The quality of being impermeable.
• imperviousness21n. The quality of being unable to be affected.
• implausibility23n. Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.
• implementation20n. The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business...
• impoverishment26n. The action of impoverishing someone.
• impracticality25n. The state or quality of being impractical.
• impregnability24n. The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.
• impressionable20adj. Being easily influenced (especially of young people).
• impressiveness21n. The quality of being impressive.

15-letter words that start with IM

• immortalization28n. The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
• immunochemistry29n. The study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and...
• immunocompetent25adj. Having a functioning immune system.
• immunodeficient25adj. Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
• immunologically25adv. Using immunological methods.
• immunomodulator22n. A drug used for its effect on the immune system.
• immunopathology28n. The branch of immunology that studies the relation of the immune system...
• immunophenotype29n. The immunological and genetic characteristics of an organism.
• impenetrability24n. The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability.
• impressionistic21adj. Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism.
• improvisational22adj. Having the nature of an improvisation.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with IM are there?

Word.ws lists 421 words that start with IM, plus 1,329 rare ones.

What are common words that start with IM?

important, immediately, image, imagine, impact, improve, impossible and improved.

Which of the words that start with IM has the highest letter score?

immobilization scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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