Definition of inept

"inept" in the adjective sense

1. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen

not elegant or graceful in expression

"an awkward prose style"

"a clumsy apology"

"his cumbersome writing style"

"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

2. feckless, inept

generally incompetent and ineffectual

"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"

"inept handling of the account"

3. inept, tactless

revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

"an inept remark"

"it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

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inept in Scrabble®

The word inept is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters inept:

INEPT
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inept

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

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inept in Words With Friends™

The word inept is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inept

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

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Words containing the sequence inept

Words that start with inept (7 words)

Words with inept in them (1 word)

Words that end with inept (1 word)

Word Growth involving inept

Shorter words in inept

in

Longer words containing inept

inepter

ineptest

ineptitude ineptitudes

ineptly

ineptness