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Infections

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About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Common · plural of infection

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does infections mean?

noun

  1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

  2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

  3. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

  4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

    Synonymscontagiontransmission

  5. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

    “a contagion of mirth”

    Synonymscontagion

  6. moral corruption or contamination

    “ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”

Definitions shown for infection, the base form of infections.

Is INFECTIONS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is INFECTIONS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
i 1n 2f 4e 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in INFECTIONS

Words that end like INFECTIONS

Common words that share the ending -ECTIONS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ECTIONS

Infections: quick answers

Is INFECTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INFECTIONS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INFECTIONS worth?
INFECTIONS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does infections mean?
infections is the plural of infection, which means “the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INFECTIONS?
You can make 387 shorter words from INFECTIONS, such as INFECTION, CONFINES, FICTIONS, CONFEST. See the full list.