Definitions For Incendiary

noun

  • A bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
  • A criminal who illegally sets fire to property
  • Containing chemicals that explode into flame : producing a fire
  • Causing anger

adjective

  • Capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
  • Arousing to action or rebellion

adjective

  • Involving deliberate burning of property

Is Incendiaries a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Incendiary is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Incendiary in a Sentence

  • Firefighters caught the incendiary, who was watching the effects of his handiwork
  • Blamed the protests on outside incendiaries who were intent on overthrowing the government
  • The fire was started by an incendiary bomb.
  • Recklessly made incendiary remarks during a period of heightened racial tensions

Synonyms for Incendiary

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