Is INFECTIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INFECTIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INFECTIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a contagious manner
“she was contagiously bubbly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + F (4) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 INFECTIOUSLY
INFECTIOUSLY 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 INFECTIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- felicity16
- felicitous15
- flounciest15
- infectious15
- flouncy15
- fluency15
- flections14
- feistily14
- felinity14
- finitely14
- stonefly14
- citify14
- confutes13
- cousinly13
- cytosine13
- felsitic13
- fictions13
- flection13
- flounces13
- funicles13
- inflects13
- inflicts13
- olefinic13
- sulfitic13
- sulfonic13
- syenitic13
- fustily13
- niftily13
- synfuel13
- unfitly13
- fyces13
- licentious12
- confits12
- confuse12
- confute12
- cystein12
- cystine12
- fictile12
- fiction12
- flounce12
- funicle12
- infects12
- inflect12
- inflict12
- society12
- uncleft12
- feisty12
- felony12
- finely12
- flinty12
- flutey12
- fluyts12
- flytes12
- foleys12
- fousty12
- notify12
- outfly12
- softly12
- tonify12
- fyce12
Study INFECTIOUSLY and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
