IMMOBILE means unable to move or be moved, completely motionless. From medical conditions to strategic gameplay, immobility represents the absence of movement or the state of being fixed in place.
Yes. IMMOBILE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends and 15 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | I | M | M | O | B | I | L | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
IMMOBILE describes something or someone that is incapable of movement, whether temporarily or permanently. This adjective encompasses physical inability to move (paralysis, being stuck), deliberate stillness (meditation, camouflage), or mechanical failure (broken vehicles, frozen gears). The state of immobility can be voluntary or involuntary, beneficial or detrimental. In medical contexts, immobility refers to patients who cannot move due to injury, illness, or medical intervention. Extended immobility poses serious health risks including muscle atrophy, blood clots, and pressure sores. Healthcare providers work to minimize immobility periods through physical therapy and early mobilization protocols. Common contexts of immobility: Medical: Paralysis, injury, or post-surgical recovery Natural: Frozen in ice, stuck in mud, or trapped Mechanical: Broken down vehicles or seized machinery Strategic: Remaining perfectly still for stealth or observation Emotional: Frozen by fear or indecision
The word immobile comes from Latin immobilis, combining the prefix im- (meaning "not") with mobilis (meaning "movable"). The root mobilis derives from movere meaning "to move," which also gives us "mobile," "motion," and "motor." The prefix im- is a variant of in- used before labial consonants (b, m, p) for easier pronunciation. This pattern appears in many English words: impossible, immature, impatient. The transformation creates the opposite meaning—from "able to move" to "not able to move." Immobile entered English in the 14th century through Old French, initially used in philosophical and religious texts describing the unchanging nature of divine beings. By the 15th century, it gained physical meanings. The related noun "immobility" appeared slightly later, around 1450.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of IMMOBILE.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside IMMOBILE: 55 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: EMBOLIMOBILEBIOMELIMBILIMBOMIMEOLIMBMEMOMIMEMOMEMOMIMEM. See all words from IMMOBILE.