Definition of impounds

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• impounds is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• impounds is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• impounds is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of impounds

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb)

  Examples

  1. The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment

  Synonyms

  1. attach
  2. confiscate
  3. seize
  4. sequester
• place or shut up in a pound (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pound

See definition of impounds in Merriam Webster