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infant

/ˈɪn.fənt/•noun

Infant can refer to a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ANT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “INFANT” Mean?

/ˈɪn.fənt/

infant has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

“the baby began to cry again”

“she held the baby in her arms”

“it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different”

Synonyms

baby babe

Synonyms for INFANT

baby babe

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word infant with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

I, N, F, A, N, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for infant.

INFANT is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with I and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDBE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using infant in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

INFANT has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

INFANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

INFANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

INFANT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside infant.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDBE

CV Pattern

VCCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

IN, NF, FA, AN, NT

Trigrams

INF, NFA, FAN, ANT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for infant.

INFANT is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with I and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.