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INFECTION

9 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What INFECTION Means

  1. noun: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  2. noun: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

INFECTION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as I1 N1 F4 E1 C3 T1 I1 O1 N1.

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