affected: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of affected
adj
Influenced or changed by something.
Example: The affected products had to be recalled.
Simulated in order to impress.
Example: He spoke with an affected English accent.
Emotionally moved; touched.
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Source: Wiktionary — affected.
noun
Someone affected, as by a disease.
Listed forms: affecteds.
Source: Wiktionary — affected.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of affect
Base or related entry: affect.
Example: The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.
Source: Wiktionary — affected.
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 affected.
adjective
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
adjective
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is affected in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of affected
A(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + E(1) + D(2) = 17 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 affected
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 affected
70 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in affected. Showing up to 24, longest first.