dysfunctional
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 13
Definition of dysfunctional
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Not performing its proper or intended function.
See all 2 definitions Show less
adj
- Not performing its proper or intended function.
-
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.
“Live dysfunctional, likely die dysfunctional; live eufunctional, likely die eufunctional.”
“Never trust in the partly unscrupulous and partly dysfunctional state apparatus.”
“A former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces said that Netanyahu should “resign now”, while a former intelligence official described the government as “dysfunctional”.”
“It is difficult to find the right words for what has happened in the five years since the May 2018 timetable changes exposed the very dysfunctional nature of the franchise system set up by the privatisation process of the 1990s.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dysfunction + -al.
Words you can make from dysfunctional
200+ playable · top: DYSFUNCTION (20 pts)
Best play dysfunction 20 points10-letter words
5 words9-letter words
19 words- CONFIDANT 15 pts
- SYNODICAL 15 pts
- CLAFOUTIS 14 pts
- FUNCTIONS 14 pts
- NONFISCAL 14 pts
- NONFLUIDS 13 pts
- AUTOLYSIN 12 pts
- CUSTODIAL 12 pts
- CUSTODIAN 12 pts
- FOUNTAINS 12 pts
- SULFATION 12 pts
- UNSAINTLY 12 pts
- CONTINUAL 11 pts
- COUNTIANS 11 pts
- INOCULANT 11 pts
- SUCTIONAL 11 pts
- SULCATION 11 pts
- NONADULTS 10 pts
- LUNATIONS 9 pts
8-letter words
68 words- SANCTIFY 16 pts
- UNFONDLY 15 pts
- ANODYNIC 14 pts
- DACTYLUS 14 pts
- DICOTYLS 14 pts
- DYNASTIC 14 pts
- DYSTOCIA 14 pts
- DYSTONIC 14 pts
- FACTOIDS 14 pts
- FUCOIDAL 14 pts
- SYNDICAL 14 pts
- ACYLOINS 13 pts
- CLAFOUTI 13 pts
- COUSINLY 13 pts
- FACTIONS 13 pts
- FACTIOUS 13 pts
- FOLACINS 13 pts
- FUNCTION 13 pts
- INSTANCY 13 pts
- NONFACTS 13 pts
- SCANTILY 13 pts
- SULFONIC 13 pts
- SYNTONIC 13 pts
- DYSTONIA 12 pts
- FONDANTS 12 pts
- NODALITY 12 pts
- NONFLUID 12 pts
- OUTFINDS 12 pts
- SODALITY 12 pts
- TOYLANDS 12 pts
- ANTICOLD 11 pts
- CONDUITS 11 pts
- DALTONIC 11 pts
- DISCOUNT 11 pts
- DULCIANS 11 pts
- FONTINAS 11 pts
- FOUNTAIN 11 pts
- FUSIONAL 11 pts
- LANOSITY 11 pts
- NOCTUIDS 11 pts
- NONACIDS 11 pts
- ACTINONS 10 pts
- ALTCOINS 10 pts
- AUCTIONS 10 pts
- CANNOLIS 10 pts
- CANONIST 10 pts
- CAUTIONS 10 pts
- CONTAINS 10 pts
- CONTINUA 10 pts
- COUNTIAN 10 pts
- LINOCUTS 10 pts
- LUNATICS 10 pts
- OSCULANT 10 pts
- SANCTION 10 pts
- SONANTIC 10 pts
- SULTANIC 10 pts
- UNCTIONS 10 pts
- UNSOCIAL 10 pts
- DISANNUL 9 pts
- NONADULT 9 pts
- NONTIDAL 9 pts
- OUTLANDS 9 pts
- SUDATION 9 pts
- ANTLIONS 8 pts
- INSULANT 8 pts
- LUNATION 8 pts
- UNINSTAL 8 pts
- UNISONAL 8 pts
7-letter words
107 words- DULCIFY 16 pts
- COALIFY 15 pts
- FACULTY 15 pts
- FANCILY 15 pts
- FLOUNCY 15 pts
- INFANCY 15 pts
- CUSTODY 13 pts
- CYANIDS 13 pts
- CYSTOID 13 pts
- DACOITY 13 pts
- DACTYLI 13 pts
- DACTYLS 13 pts
- DICOTYL 13 pts
- FACTOID 13 pts
- FAINTLY 13 pts
- FALSITY 13 pts
- FLAUNTY 13 pts
- FUCOIDS 13 pts
- FUNNILY 13 pts
- FUSTILY 13 pts
- ACYLOIN 12 pts
- ANTICLY 12 pts
- CANFULS 12 pts
- CANNILY 12 pts
- CANSFUL 12 pts
- CANYONS 12 pts
- CONFITS 12 pts
- CYANINS 12 pts
- FACTION 12 pts
- FALCONS 12 pts
- FLACONS 12 pts
- FOLACIN 12 pts
- NONFACT 12 pts
- DUALITY 11 pts
- DUSTILY 11 pts
- FANTODS 11 pts
- FONDANT 11 pts
- INFOLDS 11 pts
- OUTFIND 11 pts
- ANNUITY 10 pts
- ANTIFLU 10 pts
- CLADIST 10 pts
- CODLINS 10 pts
- CONDUIT 10 pts
- COTIDAL 10 pts
- COULDST 10 pts
- DACOITS 10 pts
- DISCANT 10 pts
- DULCIAN 10 pts
- FANIONS 10 pts
- FAUNIST 10 pts
- FISTULA 10 pts
- FLAUNTS 10 pts
- FONTINA 10 pts
- FUSTIAN 10 pts
- INCUDAL 10 pts
- INDUCTS 10 pts
- INFANTS 10 pts
- LAYOUTS 10 pts
- NASTILY 10 pts
- NOCTUID 10 pts
- NODICAL 10 pts
- NONACID 10 pts
- ACINOUS 9 pts
- ACTINON 9 pts
- ACTIONS 9 pts
- ALNICOS 9 pts
- ALTCOIN 9 pts
- ATONICS 9 pts
- AUCTION 9 pts
- CANNOLI 9 pts
- CANTONS 9 pts
- CATIONS 9 pts
- CATLINS 9 pts
- CAUTION 9 pts
- CITOLAS 9 pts
- COLTANS 9 pts
- CONATUS 9 pts
- CONSULT 9 pts
- CONTAIN 9 pts
- INCANTS 9 pts
- INOCULA 9 pts
- LINCTUS 9 pts
- LINOCUT 9 pts
- LOCUSTA 9 pts
- LUNATIC 9 pts
- NUNCIOS 9 pts
- OCULIST 9 pts
- OILCANS 9 pts
- ADNOUNS 8 pts
- ASTOUND 8 pts
- DALTONS 8 pts
- DUALIST 8 pts
- DUNLINS 8 pts
- INDULTS 8 pts
- INDUNAS 8 pts
- INLANDS 8 pts
- LADINOS 8 pts
- OUTLAID 8 pts
- OUTLAND 8 pts
- ANOINTS 7 pts
- ANTLION 7 pts
- LATINOS 7 pts
- NATIONS 7 pts
- NONSUIT 7 pts
- ONANIST 7 pts
- OUTLAIN 7 pts
Find your best play with dysfunctional
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes dysfunctional, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.