Definition of incompetent

"incompetent" in the noun sense

1. incompetent, incompetent person

someone who is not competent to take effective action

"incompetent" in the adjective sense

1. incompetent, unqualified

legally not qualified or sufficient

"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"

"incompetent witnesses"

2. incompetent

not qualified or suited for a purpose

"an incompetent secret service"

"the filming was hopeless incompetent"

3. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent

showing lack of skill or aptitude

"a bungling workman"

"did a clumsy job"

"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

4. incompetent, unskilled

not doing a good job

"incompetent at chess"

5. incapable, incompetent, unequal to

not meeting requirements

"unequal to the demands put upon him"

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incompetent in Scrabble®

The word incompetent 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters incompetent:

INCOMPETENT
(162)
INCOMPETENT
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

compete, content, eminent, epitome, mention, miocene, nepotic, nominee, nonepic, onetime, pimento, pontine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word incompetent

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

INCOMPETENT
(162)
INCOMPETENT
(162)
INCOMPETENT
(108)
INCOMPETENT
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NEPOTIC
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PONTINE
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EMINENT
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INCOMPETENT
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incompetent in Words With Friends™

The word incompetent 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: 22

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

INCOMPETENT
(288)
INCOMPETENT
(288)
INCOMPETENT
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

compete, content, eminent, epitome, mention, miocene, nepotic, nominee, nonepic, onetime, pimento, pontine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word incompetent

INCOMPETENT
(288)
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(288)
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(288)
INCOMPETENT
(144)
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(144)
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(104)
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(96)
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(92)
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(88)
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(88)
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(78)
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(68)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In incompetent

INCOMPETENT
(288)
INCOMPETENT
(288)
INCOMPETENT
(288)
INCOMPETENT
(144)
INCOMPETENT
(144)
COMPETE
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(114)
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MIOCENE
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INCOMPETENT
(104)
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EPITOME
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ONETIME
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(96)
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(96)
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(96)
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INCOMPETENT
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(88)
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PECTIN
(87)
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PECTEN
(87)
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(87)
CEMENT
(87)
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PENMEN
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Words containing the sequence incompetent

Words that start with incompetent (3 words)

Words with incompetent in them (1 word)

Words that end with incompetent (1 word)

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Shorter words in incompetent

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Longer words containing incompetent

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