infernal
ADJECTIVENOUN
/ɪn'fɜrnəl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
infernal is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1F4E1R1N1A1L1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does infernal mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.
“infernal instruments of war”
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2
Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
“an infernal nuisance”
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3
Being of the underworld.
“infernal regions”
ANTONYMS
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An inhabitant of Hell.
“his roar made the infernals quake”
BROADER
OTHER · 2 SENSES
1
Characteristic of or resembling Hell.
“infernal noise”
“infernal punishment”
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2
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire.
“infernal heat”
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