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Is irony a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word irony is a Scrabble US word. The word irony is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

I1R1O1N1Y4

Is irony a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word irony is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

I1R1O1N1Y4

Is irony a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word irony is a Words With Friends word. The word irony is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

IRONY,

4-letter words (6 found)

INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,ROIN,YONI,

3-letter words (7 found)

ION,NOR,NOY,ONY,RIN,YIN,YON,

2-letter words (9 found)

IN,IO,NO,NY,OI,ON,OR,OY,YO,

You can make 23 words from irony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of irony

irony riony iorny oirny roiny oriny irnoy rinoy inroy niroy rnioy nrioy ionry oinry inory niory oniry noiry roniy orniy rnoiy nroiy onriy noriy iroyn rioyn ioryn oiryn roiyn oriyn iryon riyon iyron yiron ryion yrion ioyrn oiyrn iyorn yiorn oyirn yoirn royin oryin ryoin yroin oyrin yorin irnyo rinyo inryo niryo rniyo nriyo iryno riyno iyrno yirno ryino yrino inyro niyro iynro yinro nyiro yniro rnyio nryio rynio yrnio nyrio ynrio ionyr oinyr inoyr nioyr oniyr noiyr ioynr oiynr iyonr yionr oyinr yoinr inyor niyor iynor yinor nyior ynior onyir noyir oynir yonir nyoir ynoir ronyi ornyi rnoyi nroyi onryi noryi royni oryni ryoni yroni oyrni yorni rnyoi nryoi rynoi yrnoi nyroi ynroi onyri noyri oynri yonri nyori ynori

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Definitions and meaning of irony

irony

Etymology 1

First attested in 1502. From Middle French ironie, from Old French, from Latin īrōnīa, from Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía, “irony, pretext”), from εἴρων (eírōn, “one who feigns ignorance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/, /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/

Noun

irony (countable and uncountable, plural ironies)

  2. (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
    1. (countable) An ironic statement.
  3. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
  4. Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
  5. (informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]
Usage notes
  • Some authorities omit the last sense, "contradiction of circumstances and expectations, condition contrary to what might be expected"; however, it has been in common use since the 1600s.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • ironically
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Etymology 2

iron +‎ -y

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/

Adjective

irony (comparative more irony, superlative most irony)

  1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
    The food had an irony taste to it.
Synonyms
  • ferric
  • ferrous
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Source: wiktionary.org