infection: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of infection
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act or process of infecting.
- countable, uncountable
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- countable, uncountable
A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
- countable, uncountable
A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
Listed forms: infections.
Source: Wiktionary — infection.
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 infection.
noun
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
noun
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is infection in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of infection
I(1) + N(1) + F(4) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(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 infection
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 infection
97 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in infection. Showing up to 24, longest first.