Is INFECTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFECTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFECTIONS mean?
Infections is a form of INFECTION.
- noun
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- noun
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- noun
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- noun
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INFECTIONS
INFECTIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INFECTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- infection14
- confines13
- fictions13
- confine12
- confits12
- fiction12
- infects12
- cotinines11
- nicotines11
- finniest11
- notifies11
- sinfonie11
- tonifies11
- confit11
- ficins11
- ficoes11
- fistic11
- infect11
- coniines10
- cotinine10
- nicotine10
- nicotins10
- oscinine10
- finites10
- nifties10
- coifs10
- fices10
- ficin10
- coniine9
- conines9
- consent9
- eosinic9
- incents9
- incites9
- neonics9
- nicoise9
- nicotin9
- notices9
- section9
- feints9
- finest9
- finite9
- finito9
- infest9
- soften9
- softie9
- coft9
- coif9
- fice9
- fico9
- fisc9
- foci9
- centos8
- cestoi8
- cities8
- conies8
- conine8
- conins8
- contes8
- cosine8
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