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infectious

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Is infectious a Scrabble word?

Yes, infectious is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 15 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of infectious?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).Examples: "Cancer is usually not infectious."; "More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent."

2. (pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.Examples: "Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious."; "I doubt that [saliva] is very infectious ... I don't think this is a normal route of transmission."

3. (of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.Examples: "Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious."; "When Maisie first met Danny, she remembers that he had an infectious laugh and a love for music."

4. (informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.Examples: "Pop music is more infectious than elevator music."informal

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "infectious"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "infectious"?

Scrabble
15 points
I1
N1
F4
E1
C3
T1
I1
O1
U1
S1
Words With Friends
18 points
I1
N2
F4
E1
C4
T1
I1
O1
U2
S1

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