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AFFECT

6 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

AFFECT is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

verb
  1. transitiveTo influence or alter.
    • The experience affected me deeply.
    • The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction.
  2. transitiveTo move to emotion.
    • He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.
  3. transitiveOf an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
    • Hepatitis affects the liver.
  4. archaictransitiveTo dispose or incline.
  5. archaictransitiveTo tend to by affinity or disposition.
  6. archaictransitiveTo assign; to appoint.
  7. transitiveTo burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
  8. archaictransitiveTo feign or pretend.
  9. transitiveTo make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
    • to affect ignorance
    • to affect a British accent
    • He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.
  10. obsoletetransitiveTo aim for, to try to obtain.
  11. raretransitiveTo feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
  12. obsoletetransitiveTo show a fondness for (something); to choose.
noun
  1. A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
  2. obsoleteOne's mood or inclination; mental state.
  3. obsoleteA desire, an appetite.