Definition of inept

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• inept is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• inept is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• inept is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of inept

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an inept remark

  Synonyms

  1. tactless
• generally incompetent and ineffectual (adjective)

  Examples

  1. inept handling of the account

  Synonyms

  1. feckless
• not elegant or graceful in expression (adjective)

  Examples

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

  Synonyms

  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. cumbersome
  4. ill-chosen
  5. inapt

See definition of inept in Merriam Webster