afflict
VERB
/ə'flɪkt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
afflict is a valid 7-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1F4F4L1I1C3T1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does afflict mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Cause physical pain or suffering in.
“afflict with the plague”
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2
Cause great unhappiness for; distress.
“she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
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