Infection

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters

Definition of Infection

noun

The act or process of infecting.
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Anagrams of Infection

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "infection":

8-LETTER WORDS

cotinine nicotine

7-LETTER WORDS

confine coniine fiction nicotin

6-LETTER WORDS

confit conine finite finito incent incite infect intine intone nocent noetic notice

5-LETTER WORDS

cento conin conte feint ficin inion ionic niton nonce nonet often oncet ontic tenon tonic+1 more

4-LETTER WORDS

cent cine cion cite coft coif coin cone coni conn cote etic fice fico fine+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "infection" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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