Definition of incongruous

"incongruous" in the adjective sense

1. incongruous

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

"a plan incongruous with reason"

"incongruous behavior"

"a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

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Quotations for incongruous

I should dread to disfigure the beautiful ideal of the memories of illustrious persons with incongruous features, and to sully the imaginative purity or classical works with gross and trivial recollections. [ Wordsworth ]

incongruous in Scrabble®

The word incongruous 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters incongruous:

INCONGRUOUS
(135)
INCONGRUOUS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

consign, corning, curious, cursing, noosing, nursing, rousing, ruinous, scoring, snoring, souring, unicorn

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word incongruous

INCONGRUOUS
(135)
INCONGRUOUS
(135)
INCONGRUOUS
(90)
INCONGRUOUS
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INCONGRUOUS
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(18)

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

INCONGRUOUS
(135)
INCONGRUOUS
(135)
INCONGRUOUS
(90)
CONSIGN
(90 = 40 + 50)
CURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
INCONGRUOUS
(90)
SCORING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CORNING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CONSIGN
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURSING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SCORING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CORNING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONSIGN
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNICORN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURIOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURIOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNICORN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURSING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNING
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNICORN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCORING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORNING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCORING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSIGN
(83 = 33 + 50)
NOOSING
(82 = 32 + 50)
SCORING
(82 = 32 + 50)
NURSING
(82 = 32 + 50)
SNORING
(82 = 32 + 50)
SOURING
(82 = 32 + 50)
ROUSING
(82 = 32 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
SOURING
(80 = 30 + 50)
NOOSING
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNING
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURSING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSIGN
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ROUSING
(80 = 30 + 50)
SNORING
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
NURSING
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNICORN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURIOUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSIGN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONSIGN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CORNING
(78 = 28 + 50)
RUINOUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURSING
(78 = 28 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
CURIOUS
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOOSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
UNICORN
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
SNORING
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SNORING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
NURSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ROUSING
(77 = 27 + 50)
CORNING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURIOUS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCORING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONSIGN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONSIGN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CORNING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCORING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CORNING
(76 = 26 + 50)
NURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURIOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSIGN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSIGN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SOURING
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOOSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURIOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSIGN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSIGN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
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RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSIGN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUINOUS
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RUINOUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORING
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CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
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ROUSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCORING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CORNING
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
NOOSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURIOUS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SOURING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSIGN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSIGN
(72 = 22 + 50)
SNORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURIOUS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSIGN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CORNING
(72 = 22 + 50)
ROUSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSIGN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CORNING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CORNING
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURIOUS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSIGN
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCORING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURIOUS
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
UNICORN
(72 = 22 + 50)
NURSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURIOUS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CURSING
(72 = 22 + 50)
RUINOUS
(71 = 21 + 50)
ROUSING
(70 = 20 + 50)

incongruous in Words With Friends™

The word incongruous 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: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters incongruous:

INCONGRUOUS
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

consign, corning, curious, cursing, noosing, nursing, rousing, ruinous, scoring, snoring, souring, unicorn

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word incongruous

INCONGRUOUS
(270)
INCONGRUOUS
(252)
INCONGRUOUS
(234)
INCONGRUOUS
(144)
INCONGRUOUS
(132)
INCONGRUOUS
(96)
INCONGRUOUS
(96)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
INCONGRUOUS
(84)
INCONGRUOUS
(80)
INCONGRUOUS
(80)
INCONGRUOUS
(80)
INCONGRUOUS
(72)
INCONGRUOUS
(60)
INCONGRUOUS
(60)
INCONGRUOUS
(60)
INCONGRUOUS
(60)
INCONGRUOUS
(56)
INCONGRUOUS
(52)
INCONGRUOUS
(48)
INCONGRUOUS
(40)
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(40)
INCONGRUOUS
(27)
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(27)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(25)
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(25)
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(25)
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(25)
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(25)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(23)

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

INCONGRUOUS
(270)
INCONGRUOUS
(252)
INCONGRUOUS
(234)
INCONGRUOUS
(144)
INCONGRUOUS
(132)
CONSIGN
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNICORN
(110 = 75 + 35)
CORNING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCORING
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNICORN
(104 = 69 + 35)
CURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONSIGN
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CORNING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CORNING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURIOUS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONSIGN
(101 = 66 + 35)
CORNING
(101 = 66 + 35)
SCORING
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCORING
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNICORN
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNICORN
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(96)
INCONGRUOUS
(96)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
NURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CORNING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURIOUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSIGN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CORNING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSIGN
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCORING
(92 = 57 + 35)
UNICORN
(92 = 57 + 35)
ROUSING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOURING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNORING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCORING
(92 = 57 + 35)
UNICORN
(92 = 57 + 35)
NOOSING
(92 = 57 + 35)
CURSING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CORNING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURSING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CORNING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CORNING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONSIGN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURSING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONSIGN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONSIGN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CORNING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CORNING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONSIGN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONSIGN
(89 = 54 + 35)
NURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CORNING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURIOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
NURSING
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NURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURIOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
NURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RUINOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
RUINOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
INCONGRUOUS
(88)
UNICORN
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCORING
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCORING
(87 = 52 + 35)
SCORING
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UNICORN
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UNICORN
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NOOSING
(86 = 51 + 35)
UNICORN
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SNORING
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SCORING
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SCORING
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SNORING
(86 = 51 + 35)
SNORING
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ROUSING
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UNICORN
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SOURING
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ROUSING
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SOURING
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SOURING
(86 = 51 + 35)
NOOSING
(86 = 51 + 35)
NOOSING
(86 = 51 + 35)
UNICORN
(86 = 51 + 35)
ROUSING
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(84)
CURIOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CURSING
(83 = 48 + 35)
NURSING
(83 = 48 + 35)
CURIOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
NURSING
(83 = 48 + 35)
NURSING
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CURIOUS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CURIOUS
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CURSING
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NURSING
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NURSING
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CONSIGN
(83 = 48 + 35)
NURSING
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CURIOUS
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CONSIGN
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CURIOUS
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CONSIGN
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CORNING
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ROUSING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNORING
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SCORING
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INCONGRUOUS
(80)
ROUSING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOURING
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NOOSING
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NOOSING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCORING
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(80)
SOURING
(80 = 45 + 35)
NOOSING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNORING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SCORING
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNICORN
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(80)
SNORING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SNORING
(79 = 44 + 35)
CONSIGN
(79 = 44 + 35)
CURSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
SOURING
(79 = 44 + 35)
SOURING
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NOOSING
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SNORING
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SNORING
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ROUSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
ROUSING
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SOURING
(79 = 44 + 35)
NOOSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
CORNING
(79 = 44 + 35)
ROUSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
NOOSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCORING
(77 = 42 + 35)
NURSING
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURIOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
NURSING
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURIOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURIOUS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RUINOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CURIOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CONSIGN
(75 = 40 + 35)
CORNING
(75 = 40 + 35)
CONING
(75)
RUINOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CURSING
(75 = 40 + 35)
RUINOUS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SNORING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SNORING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SNORING
(74 = 39 + 35)
ROUSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
NOOSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOURING
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ROUSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
ROUSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
NOOSING
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SOURING
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NOOSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
ROUSING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOURING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SOURING
(74 = 39 + 35)
SCORING
(73 = 38 + 35)
INCONGRUOUS
(72)
RUINOUS
(71 = 36 + 35)
RUINOUS
(71 = 36 + 35)
CORNING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CURSING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CURSING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CONSIGN
(71 = 36 + 35)
CORNING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CONSIGN
(71 = 36 + 35)
NURSING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CONSIGN
(71 = 36 + 35)
CURSING
(71 = 36 + 35)
SOURING
(69 = 34 + 35)
SCORING
(69 = 34 + 35)
SCORING
(69 = 34 + 35)
UNICORN
(69 = 34 + 35)
CURSING
(69 = 34 + 35)
SNORING
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UNICORN
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NOOSING
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CORNING
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONSIGN
(69 = 34 + 35)

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Words with incongruous in them (1 word)

Words that end with incongruous (1 word)

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