Inflection

/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/

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

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts10 letters

Definition of Inflection

noun

(grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
"an inflection for gender, number, or tense"
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
A turning away from a straight course.
(optometry) diffraction

Anagrams of Inflection

Words You Can Make

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

9-LETTER WORDS

8-LETTER WORDS

cotinine flection lenition nicotine olefinic

7-LETTER WORDS

confine coniine fictile fiction incline inflect inflict lection nicotin nitinol nonlife tinfoil

6-LETTER WORDS

cineol citole client confit conine elicit enolic entoil finite finito incent incite infect intine intone+10 more

5-LETTER WORDS

ceili cento cleft clift cline clone colin

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

IN...Words starting with "in"...ONWords ending with "on"All 10-letter words Unscramble "inflection"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

flectionflexion

Rhyming Words

abandon abbreviation abdication abduction aberration abjection abjuration ablation ablution abnegation abolition abomination aboon abortion abrasion+5 more

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