INFIX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INFIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFIX?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFIX is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFIX
No single letter turns INFIX into another word.
How INFIX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INFIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does INFIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In grammar, a word part inserted in the middle of a root or stem to change its meaning or form.
An infix works like a prefix or suffix, except that it is placed inside the word rather than at the beginning or end. Linguists use the term to describe such insertions in languages that build new word forms this way, since English does this only rarely. The concept helps classify how words can be modified beyond simply adding letters to their edges.
How INFIX is used
A specialized term used mainly in linguistics to classify how words are built.
- Linguists use the term infix for a piece inserted inside a word.
- Tagalog is often cited for its use of the infix -um-.
- Unlike a prefix, an infix appears in the middle of the stem.
- The professor explained how an infix changes the aspect of a verb.
- English rarely uses an infix outside of playful expressions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFIX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFIX
7 longer words begin with INFIX.
Shorter words from the letters in INFIX
Common questions about INFIX
- Is INFIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFIX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFIX worth?
- INFIX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFIX mean?
- In grammar, a word part inserted in the middle of a root or stem to change its meaning or form.
- What letters can be added to INFIX?
- No single letter can be added to INFIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INFIX:
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