infection
Infection can refer to the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms, an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted, or the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
IN
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INFECTION” Mean?
/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
infection has 7 documented senses across noun.
Noun
7 sensesthe pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Synonyms
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
“a contagion of mirth”
“the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry”
Synonyms
moral corruption or contamination
“ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”
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(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Synonyms for INFECTION
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
I, N, F, E, C, T, I, O, N
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★INFECTION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INFECTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INFECTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆INFECTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAGB
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
IN, NF, FE, EC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
INF, NFE, FEC, ECT, CTI, TIO, ION
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