Inflective

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:22 pts10 letters
Definition of Inflective

noun

  1. Having the power of bending.
  2. In <em>grammar</em>, exhibiting or characterized by inflection, or variation of the grammatical character of words in part by internal change: distinguished from <internalXref urlencoded="agglutinative">agglutinative</internalXref>.

adjective

  1. Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting.

    "the <ex>inflective</ex> quality of the air"

  2. Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.
  3. a language like the Greek or Latin, consisting largely of stems with variable terminations or suffixes which were once independent words. English is both agglutinative, as, <ex>manlike</ex>, <ex>headache</ex>, and inflective, as, <ex>he</ex>, <ex>his</ex>, <ex>him</ex>. Cf. <er>Agglutinative</er>.
Anagrams of Inflective

No exact anagrams found for "inflective". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Inflective"

Inflective is a 10-letter word that scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Inflective" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "inflective" is a high-scoring word.