01 Word definition

impulse

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is IMPULSE a word?

Yes. IMPULSE is a 7-letter noun. an instinctive motive Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell IMPULSE?

I-M-P-U-L-S-E

IMPULSE contains 7 letters, begins with I, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. an instinctive motive

    “profound religious impulses”

2noun

  1. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

    “they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus”
Synonyms
urgenerve impulsenervous impulseneural impulse
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends15points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is IMPULSE spelled?

I1M2P3U4L5S6E7
Starts withIMPFirst 3 letters
Ends withLSELast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About IMPULSE.

How do you spell IMPULSE?

IMPULSE is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-E. It contains 7 letters.