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Incumbent

/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:21 pts9 letters
Definition of Incumbent

noun

  1. The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
  2. A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

adjective

  1. Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.

    "Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust."

  2. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
  3. Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
  4. Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.
  5. Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.

    "the incumbent toe of a bird"

Anagrams of Incumbent

No exact anagrams found for "incumbent". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "incumbent" and rearranging:

+sincumbents
Related Word Patterns
IN...Words starting with "in"...NTWords ending with "nt"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "incumbent"
Letter Values
i1
n1
c3
u1
m3
b3
e1
n1
t1

Total: 15 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Incumbent
abandonmentabasementabashmentabatementabducentaberrantabetmentabeyantabhorrentabluentabolishmentabortifacient
Related 9-Letter Words
ibogainesibuprofeniceblinksiceboatericecappedicehousesicekhanasicemakersichneumonichnoliteichnologyichthyoidicinessesiconicityiconology

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Incumbent"

Incumbent is a 9-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Incumbent" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "incumbent" is a high-scoring word.