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Definition of inflection

"inflection" in the noun sense

1. inflection, inflexion

a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

2. prosody, inflection

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

3. inflection, flection, flexion

deviation from a straight or normal course

4. modulation, inflection

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

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inflection in Scrabble®

The word inflection is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters inflection:

INFLECTION
(144)
INFLECTION
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

confine, fiction, incline, inflect, inflict, lection, nonlife, tinfoil

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inflection

INFLECTION
(144)
INFLECTION
(144)
INFLECTION
(96)
INFLECTION
(96)
INFLECTION
(72)
INFLECTION
(64)
INFLECTION
(60)
INFLECTION
(60)
INFLECTION
(60)
INFLECTION
(60)
INFLECTION
(57)
INFLECTION
(51)
INFLECTION
(51)
INFLECTION
(48)
INFLECTION
(46)
INFLECTION
(46)
INFLECTION
(40)
INFLECTION
(40)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(34)
INFLECTION
(32)
INFLECTION
(32)
INFLECTION
(32)
INFLECTION
(30)
INFLECTION
(30)
INFLECTION
(25)
INFLECTION
(25)
INFLECTION
(21)
INFLECTION
(21)
INFLECTION
(21)
INFLECTION
(20)
INFLECTION
(20)
INFLECTION
(19)
INFLECTION
(18)
INFLECTION
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In inflection

INFLECTION
(144)
INFLECTION
(144)
CONFINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
INFLICT
(98 = 48 + 50)
FICTION
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONFINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
FICTION
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONFINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
INFLECT
(98 = 48 + 50)
INFLECT
(98 = 48 + 50)
INFLICT
(98 = 48 + 50)
INFLECTION
(96)
INFLECTION
(96)
INFLECT
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONFINE
(95 = 45 + 50)
FICTION
(95 = 45 + 50)
INFLICT
(95 = 45 + 50)
TINFOIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TINFOIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONLIFE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INFLICT
(90 = 40 + 50)
TINFOIL
(90 = 40 + 50)
NONLIFE
(90 = 40 + 50)
INFLECT
(90 = 40 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONFINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONFINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONFINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONFINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONFINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLICT
(89 = 39 + 50)
INFLECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
FICTION
(88 = 38 + 50)
NONLIFE
(86 = 36 + 50)
LECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFLICT
(86 = 36 + 50)
FICTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
LECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONFINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCLINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
FICTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCLINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFLICT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INFLECT
(84 = 34 + 50)
INFLICT
(84 = 34 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
TINFOIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONLIFE
(83 = 33 + 50)
INFLECT
(82 = 32 + 50)
FICTION
(82 = 32 + 50)
INFLICT
(82 = 32 + 50)
FICTION
(82 = 32 + 50)
CONFINE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TINFOIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONLIFE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONFINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INFLICT
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONFINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INFLECT
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FICTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
LECTION
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INFLICT
(78 = 28 + 50)
FICTION
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFLICT
(78 = 28 + 50)
NONLIFE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONFINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFLECT
(78 = 28 + 50)
FICTION
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFLECT
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFLECT
(78 = 28 + 50)
FICTION
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONFINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONFINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONFINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
FICTION
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONFINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
INFLICT
(78 = 28 + 50)
LECTION
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCLINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCLINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
LECTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
FICTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
FICTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
FICTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
FICTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLICT
(76 = 26 + 50)
FICTION
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INFLECT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONFINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FICTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
FICTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
FICTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONFINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INCLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FICTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
FICTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLICT
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLECT
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLICT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONFINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLECT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONFINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLECT
(74 = 24 + 50)
LECTION
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINFOIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIFE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLECT
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLICT
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONFINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLECT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIFE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIFE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIFE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLICT
(74 = 24 + 50)
INFLICT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIFE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LECTION
(72 = 22 + 50)
LECTION
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
LECTION
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFLECTION
(72)
INFLICT
(72 = 22 + 50)
TINFOIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
TINFOIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
TINFOIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
LECTION
(72 = 22 + 50)
TINFOIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
INFLECT
(72 = 22 + 50)
FICTION
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONLIFE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONLIFE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONLIFE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONLIFE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TINFOIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
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inflection in Words With Friends™

The word inflection is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters inflection:

INFLECTION
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

confine, fiction, incline, inflect, inflict, lection, nonlife, tinfoil

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inflection

INFLECTION
(279)
INFLECTION
(207)
INFLECTION
(138)
INFLECTION
(126)
INFLECTION
(92)
INFLECTION
(87)
INFLECTION
(87)
INFLECTION
(84)
INFLECTION
(84)
INFLECTION
(81)
INFLECTION
(80)
INFLECTION
(80)
INFLECTION
(80)
INFLECTION
(76)
INFLECTION
(76)
INFLECTION
(69)
INFLECTION
(62)
INFLECTION
(62)
INFLECTION
(54)
INFLECTION
(54)
INFLECTION
(46)
INFLECTION
(46)
INFLECTION
(46)
INFLECTION
(42)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(38)
INFLECTION
(29)
INFLECTION
(27)
INFLECTION
(27)
INFLECTION
(26)
INFLECTION
(25)
INFLECTION
(25)
INFLECTION
(25)
INFLECTION
(24)
INFLECTION
(24)
INFLECTION
(24)
INFLECTION
(24)
INFLECTION
(23)
INFLECTION
(23)
INFLECTION
(22)
INFLECTION
(22)
INFLECTION
(22)
INFLECTION
(22)
INFLECTION
(21)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In inflection

INFLECTION
(279)
INFLECTION
(207)
INFLECTION
(138)
INFLECTION
(126)
FICTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
CONFINE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONFINE
(116 = 81 + 35)
INFLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
INFLICT
(116 = 81 + 35)
INFLICT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONFINE
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONLIFE
(110 = 75 + 35)
INFLECT
(110 = 75 + 35)
LECTION
(107 = 72 + 35)
INFLECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
INCLINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
INFLECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
INFLICT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONFINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
INFLICT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONFINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONFINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
FICTION
(101 = 66 + 35)
TINFOIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
TINFOIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONLIFE
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONLIFE
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCLINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCLINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
INFLICT
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLECT
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLICT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TINFOIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLICT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONFINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONFINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONFINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
FICTION
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLECT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TINFOIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLECT
(95 = 60 + 35)
INFLICT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLECT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONFINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLECT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLICT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLECTION
(92)
INFLICT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLICT
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONLIFE
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLECT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INFLECT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONFINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
FICTION
(91 = 56 + 35)
FICTION
(91 = 56 + 35)
FICTION
(91 = 56 + 35)
TINFOIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
TINFOIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
FICTION
(89 = 54 + 35)
LECTION
(89 = 54 + 35)
FICTION
(89 = 54 + 35)
FICTION
(89 = 54 + 35)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INFLECTION
(87)
NONLIFE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
NONLIFE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INFLECTION
(87)
NONLIFE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONLIFE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONLIFE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONFINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INFLECT
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONLIFE
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONLIFE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INFLICT
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INFLICT
(86 = 51 + 35)
INFLECT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONFINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INFLECTION
(84)
INFLECTION
(84)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
TINFOIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
FICTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
FICTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
TINFOIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
FICTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
TINFOIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
FICTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
TINFOIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
LECTION
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONFINE
(81 = 46 + 35)
INFLECT
(81 = 46 + 35)
INFLICT
(81 = 46 + 35)
INFLICT
(81 = 46 + 35)
INFLECT
(81 = 46 + 35)
INFLECTION
(81)
INCLINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
INFLECTION
(80)
INFLECTION
(80)
INFLECTION
(80)
NONLIFE
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCLINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
NONLIFE
(80 = 45 + 35)
FICTION
(79 = 44 + 35)
FICTION
(79 = 44 + 35)
LECTION
(77 = 42 + 35)
LECTION
(77 = 42 + 35)
LECTION
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLIFE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LECTION
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINFOIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINFOIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINFOIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCLINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INFLECTION
(76)
INFLECTION
(76)
CONFIT
(75)
LECTION
(75 = 40 + 35)
CONFINE
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLICT
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLECT
(73 = 38 + 35)
CONFINE
(73 = 38 + 35)
CONFINE
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLICT
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLICT
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLECT
(73 = 38 + 35)
INFLECT
(73 = 38 + 35)
FICTION
(71 = 36 + 35)
FICTION
(71 = 36 + 35)
FICTION
(71 = 36 + 35)
INFLECT
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
NONLIFE
(69 = 34 + 35)
NONLIFE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFECT
(69)
INFLECT
(69 = 34 + 35)
ENOLIC
(69)
CONFINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFIT
(69)
INFLICT
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFLICT
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFLECT
(69 = 34 + 35)
NONLIFE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFLECTION
(69)
INFLICT
(69 = 34 + 35)
OLEFIN
(69)
LECTIN
(69)
INFLECT
(69 = 34 + 35)
INFLICT
(69 = 34 + 35)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CONFINE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TINFOIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLECT
(67 = 32 + 35)
TINFOIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLICT
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLICT
(67 = 32 + 35)
FICTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLICT
(67 = 32 + 35)
FICTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLECT
(67 = 32 + 35)
FICTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONFINE
(67 = 32 + 35)
LECTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
INFLECT
(67 = 32 + 35)
FICTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
LECTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
LECTION
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONFINE
(67 = 32 + 35)
FINITE
(66)
INFLICT
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLICT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NONLIFE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLECT
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CONFINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLICT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NONLIFE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CONFINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLECT
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLECT
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLECT
(65 = 30 + 35)
INFLECT
(65 = 30 + 35)
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Words within the letters of inflection

2 letter words in inflection (10 words)

efelenifinitnoofonto

3 letter words in inflection (28 words)

concotelfeonfenfinfitfoeiceinnionletlielitlotnetnilnitnotoftoilonetentictietintoeton

4 letter words in inflection (48 words)

celtcentciteclefclotcoifcoilcoincolecoltconeenolfeltfilefineflitfloefocifoilfonticonintoleftlentlicelienlifeliftlinelintlionlitelociloftloinlonelotineonniceninenoelnonenoteoncetiletinetoiltone

5 letter words in inflection (23 words)

cleftclinecloneelfineloinfeintfelonfiletflintfolicinletioniclicitlinennonceoftenoleicontictelcotenontoiletonictonne

6 letter words in inflection (18 words)

clientconfitelicitenolicfiniteinciteinfectinlineintoneiolitelectinlinnetlionetnonfitnoticeolefinonlineteflon

7 letter words in inflection (8 words)

confinefictioninclineinflectinflictlectionnonlifetinfoil

8 letter words in inflection (2 words)

lenitionnicotine

9 letter words in inflection (1 word)

infection

10 letter words in inflection (1 word)

inflection

inflection + 1 blank (1 word)

inflections

inflection + 2 blanks (3 words)

confidentialinflectionalreinfliction
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Words containing the sequence inflection

Words that start with inflection (5 words)

inflectioninflectionalinflectionallyinflectionlessinflections

Words with inflection in them (1 word)

inflection

Words that end with inflection (1 word)

inflection
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Word Growth involving inflection

Shorter words in inflection

in inflect

on ion lection

Longer words containing inflection

inflectional inflectionally

inflectionless

inflections