incipient
/ɪn'sɪpiənt/
adjective
9 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1
Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
“incipient civil disorder”
“an incipient tumor”
WORD FORMS
Related formincipience
Related formincipiency
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinincipientway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesin · cip · i · ent
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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