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IRONY

“IRONY” is a valid word.

8 Scrabble points
8 Words with Friends
5 letters

Definition

noun

  1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
  3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

< 5-letter words: IRONY

4-letter words 5

  • irona heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
  • noir
  • nori
  • yoni
  • inro

3-letter words 5

  • nor
  • yinthe dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
  • rin
  • iona particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
  • yondistant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)

2-letter words 6

  • ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • onin operation or operational
  • noa negative
  • ora state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  • yo
  • oy