Definition of disproportion

"disproportion" in the noun sense

1. disproportion

lack of proportion imbalance among the parts of something

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Quotations for disproportion

All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united by canals. If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of a pickaxe, or of one impression of the spade, with the general design and last result, he would be overwhelmed with the sense of their disproportion; yet those petty operations, incessantly continued, in time surmount the greatest difficulties, and mountains are leveled and oceans bounded, by the slender force of human beings. [ Dr. Johnson ]

disproportion in Scrabble®

The word disproportion is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters disproportion:

DISPROPORTION
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

disroot, indoors, isodont, opioids, options, portion, potions, protons, ripstop, spionid, spiroid, sporont, stridor, topspin, toroids, torpids, torpors, torsion, tripods

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word disproportion

DISPROPORTION
(198)
DISPROPORTION
(180)
DISPROPORTION
(132)
DISPROPORTION
(120)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(80)
DISPROPORTION
(80)
DISPROPORTION
(72)
DISPROPORTION
(72)
DISPROPORTION
(72)
DISPROPORTION
(60)
DISPROPORTION
(52)
DISPROPORTION
(44)
DISPROPORTION
(40)
DISPROPORTION
(28)
DISPROPORTION
(28)
DISPROPORTION
(25)
DISPROPORTION
(24)
DISPROPORTION
(24)
DISPROPORTION
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In disproportion

DISPROPORTION
(198)
DISPROPORTION
(180)
DISPROPORTION
(132)
DISPROPORTION
(120)
TOPSPIN
(94 = 44 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(94 = 44 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(92 = 42 + 50)
TORPIDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPIONID
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPIROID
(90 = 40 + 50)
TRIPODS
(90 = 40 + 50)
TORPIDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIPODS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SPIONID
(89 = 39 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIPODS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TORPIDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SPIROID
(89 = 39 + 50)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
DISPROPORTION
(88)
OPTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TORPORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TORPORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TORPORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TORPIDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPIONID
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPIROID
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIPODS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(84 = 34 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
TOPSPIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIPODS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
TORPIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
TORPIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIPODS
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIPODS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIPODS
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TORPIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIPODS
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TORPIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIONID
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TORPIDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SPIROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
STRIDOR
(82 = 32 + 50)
ISODONT
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPIROID
(82 = 32 + 50)
DISROOT
(82 = 32 + 50)
INDOORS
(82 = 32 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(82 = 32 + 50)
TOROIDS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPIONID
(82 = 32 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
DISPROPORTION
(80)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STRIDOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TORPIDS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
POTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ISODONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPTIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIPODS
(80 = 30 + 50)
DISROOT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPIROID
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
DISPROPORTION
(80)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
TOROIDS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPIONID
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
ISODONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INDOORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPORONT
(80 = 30 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
RIPSTOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
TORSION
(78 = 28 + 50)
TORPIDS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TOPSPIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
OPIOIDS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIPODS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
DISROOT
(77 = 27 + 50)
ISODONT
(77 = 27 + 50)
PROTONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
SPORONT
(77 = 27 + 50)
ISODONT
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
ISODONT
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)
POTIONS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
STRIDOR
(77 = 27 + 50)
PORTION
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INDOORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOROIDS
(77 = 27 + 50)

disproportion in Words With Friends™

The word disproportion is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters disproportion:

DISPROPORTION
(279)
DISPROPORTION
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

disroot, indoors, isodont, opioids, options, portion, potions, protons, ripstop, spionid, spiroid, sporont, stridor, topspin, toroids, torpids, torpors, torsion, tripods

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word disproportion

DISPROPORTION
(279)
DISPROPORTION
(279)
DISPROPORTION
(225)
DISPROPORTION
(186)
DISPROPORTION
(150)
DISPROPORTION
(100)
DISPROPORTION
(96)
DISPROPORTION
(96)
DISPROPORTION
(92)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(62)
DISPROPORTION
(50)
DISPROPORTION
(50)
DISPROPORTION
(30)
DISPROPORTION
(29)
DISPROPORTION
(29)
DISPROPORTION
(27)
DISPROPORTION
(27)
DISPROPORTION
(26)
DISPROPORTION
(25)
DISPROPORTION
(24)
DISPROPORTION
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In disproportion

DISPROPORTION
(279)
DISPROPORTION
(279)
DISPROPORTION
(225)
DISPROPORTION
(186)
DISPROPORTION
(150)
TOPSPIN
(113 = 78 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRIPODS
(104 = 69 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(104 = 69 + 35)
TORPIDS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPIONID
(101 = 66 + 35)
DISPROPORTION
(100)
TRIPODS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PORTION
(98 = 63 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPORONT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPIROID
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPTIONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
POTIONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TORPIDS
(98 = 63 + 35)
DISPROPORTION
(96)
DISPROPORTION
(96)
SPIONID
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPIONID
(95 = 60 + 35)
TORPORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
TORPORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PORTION
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIPODS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPORONT
(92 = 57 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPIROID
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
POTIONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
OPTIONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIPODS
(92 = 57 + 35)
DISPROPORTION
(92)
TORPIDS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TORPIDS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
TORPORS
(89 = 54 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TORPORS
(89 = 54 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(87 = 52 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(87 = 52 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(86 = 51 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPIROID
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTION
(86 = 51 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
POTIONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ISODONT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPORONT
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPTIONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIPITS
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
DISPROPORTION
(84)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPIONID
(83 = 48 + 35)
PORTION
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TORPIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TORPIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TORPIDS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OPTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 45 + 35)
PORTION
(80 = 45 + 35)
PORTION
(80 = 45 + 35)
POTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INDOORS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
POTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPIROID
(80 = 45 + 35)
POTIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ISODONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPIROID
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
INDOORS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(80 = 45 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPIROID
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIPODS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIPODS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIPODS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPIROID
(79 = 44 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PORTION
(79 = 44 + 35)
TORPIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
POTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRIPODS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPORONT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRIPODS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PORTION
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPIROID
(79 = 44 + 35)
SPIROID
(79 = 44 + 35)
TOPSPIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
TORPIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
POTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TORPIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
POTIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRIPODS
(79 = 44 + 35)
PORTION
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TORPORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPIONID
(77 = 42 + 35)
TORSION
(77 = 42 + 35)
TORPORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPIONID
(77 = 42 + 35)
TOROIDS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPIONID
(77 = 42 + 35)
STRIDOR
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPIONID
(77 = 42 + 35)
RIPSTOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
DISROOT
(77 = 42 + 35)
TORPORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TORPORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TORPORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SPIONID
(75 = 40 + 35)
POTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPIROID
(74 = 39 + 35)
INDOORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
POTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
POTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ISODONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
TORPIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ISODONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPIROID
(74 = 39 + 35)
ISODONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
POTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INDOORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ISODONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIPODS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPIOIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INDOORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPORONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
TORPIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ISODONT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPIROID
(74 = 39 + 35)
TORPIDS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PORTION
(74 = 39 + 35)
SPIROID
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIPODS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PORTION
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PORTION
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRIPODS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OPTIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
PORTION
(74 = 39 + 35)
POTIONS
(73 = 38 + 35)

Words within the letters of disproportion

2 letter words in disproportion (12 words)

9 letter words in disproportion (3 words)

10 letter words in disproportion (2 words)

11 letter words in disproportion (2 words)

13 letter words in disproportion (1 word)

disproportion + 1 blank (1 word)

disproportion + 2 blanks (3 words)

Word Growth involving disproportion

Shorter words in disproportion

is

on ion portion proportion

or port portion proportion

prop proportion

Longer words containing disproportion

disproportionable disproportionableness

disproportionably

disproportional disproportionality

disproportional disproportionally

disproportional disproportionalness

disproportionate disproportionated

disproportionate disproportionately

disproportionate disproportionateness disproportionatenesses

disproportionate disproportionates

disproportionating

disproportionation disproportionations

disproportioned

disproportions