INFECTIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INFECTIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFECTIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFECTIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFECTIOUS
No single letter turns INFECTIOUS into another word.
How INFECTIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INFECTIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFECTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INFECTIOUS
- INFECTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with INFECTIOUS
3 longer words begin with INFECTIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in INFECTIOUS
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Common questions about INFECTIOUS
- Is INFECTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFECTIOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFECTIOUS worth?
- INFECTIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INFECTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to INFECTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INFECTIOUS:
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