irregular
Irregular can refer to a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment or merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name. Irregular is also used as adjective, with meanings including contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.
Length
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
IR
Ends
LAR
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “IRREGULAR” Mean?
/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
irregular has 11 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
9 sensescontrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
“irregular hiring practices”
(used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
“irregular troops”
“irregular warfare”
(of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
“an irregular pair of jeans”
deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
“these days large families are atypical”
“atypical clinical findings”
“atypical pneumonia”
“highly irregular behavior”
Synonyms
Show 3 more adjective definitions
lacking continuity or regularity
“an irregular worker”
“employed on a temporary basis”
Synonyms
(of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
“walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface”
independent in behavior or thought
“she led a somewhat irregular private life”
“maverick politicians”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesSynonyms for IRREGULAR
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
R
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
I, R, R, E, G, U, L, A, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆IRREGULAR has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆IRREGULAR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆IRREGULAR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆IRREGULAR contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEFGB
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
IR, RR, RE, EG, GU, UL, LA, AR
Trigrams
IRR, RRE, REG, EGU, GUL, ULA, LAR
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