Definitions For Inflection
noun
- The patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
- Deviation from a straight or normal course
- A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- A rise or fall in the sound of a person's voice : a change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
- A change in the form of a word that occurs when it has a particular use
- A form of a word that occurs when it has a particular use : an inflected form
Is Inflection a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19
The word Inflection is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Inflection in a Sentence
- She spoke with no inflection.
- She read the lines with an upward inflection.
- Most English adjectives do not require inflection.