affect: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 14 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of affect
verb
- transitive
To influence or alter.
Example: The experience affected me deeply.
- transitive
To move to emotion.
Example: He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.
- transitive
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
Example: Hepatitis affects the liver.
- transitive
To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
Listed forms: affects, affecting, affected, glossary, affectest.
Source: Wiktionary — affect.
verb
- transitive
To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
Example: to affect ignorance
- obsolete, transitive
To aim for, to try to obtain.
- rare, transitive
To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
- obsolete, transitive
To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
Listed forms: affects, affecting, affected.
Source: Wiktionary — affect.
noun
A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
- obsolete
One's mood or inclination; mental state.
- obsolete
A desire, an appetite.
Listed forms: affects.
Source: Wiktionary — affect.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for affect.
verb
have an effect upon
verb
connect closely and often incriminatingly
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
verb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is affect in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of affect
A(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of affect
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from affect
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in affect. Showing up to 24, longest first.