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INCONTINENT

/ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/

AdjectiveAdverbNounin-CON-ti-nentin-con-ti-nent · 4 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Unable to contain or retain.

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens.

wanton lewd abandonedbibulousboundlessdissoluteegregiousenormousexaggeratedexcessive

continentrestrained

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: