What does IRREGULAR mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪˈrɛgjələr/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice“irregular hiring practices”
  2. not occurring at expected times
  3. (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces“irregular troops”
  4. (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
  5. falling below the manufacturer's standard“irregular jeans”
  6. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal“these days large families are atypical”
  7. lacking continuity or regularity“an irregular worker”
  8. (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical“walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

irregulars11

Anagrams of IRREGULAR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside IRREGULAR

127 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

See every word in the unscrambler →

Questions

Is IRREGULAR a valid word in word games?

IRREGULAR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is IRREGULAR worth?

IRREGULAR is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from IRREGULAR?

127 other words, including ARE, REAL, LARGE and GIRL.