INFLEXION is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. INFLEXION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFLEXION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFLEXION is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFLEXION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inflexionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFLEXION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INFLEXION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFLEXION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFLEXION mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A change in the form of a word, often its ending, to show tense, number, case or similar features; also a change in the pitch of the voice.
English has little inflexion left, whereas Latin and Russian rely on it heavily. In speech the word also describes the rise and fall of the voice.
How INFLEXION is used
The British spelling used in grammar and phonetics; American writing prefers inflection.
- The inflexion of the verb shows the past tense.
- He spoke with a rising inflexion at the end.
- Latin nouns carry a rich system of inflexion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFLEXION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFLEXION
4 longer words begin with INFLEXION.
Shorter words from the letters in INFLEXION
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Common questions about INFLEXION
- Is INFLEXION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFLEXION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFLEXION worth?
- INFLEXION is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFLEXION mean?
- A change in the form of a word, often its ending, to show tense, number, case or similar features; also a change in the pitch of the voice.
- What letters can be added to INFLEXION?
- INFLEXION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INFLEXION:
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