INFLATION — 9 letter word
inflation
The word inflation has 9 letters: I, N, F, L, A, T, I, O, N. It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the act of filling something with air".
9 letter word "inflation": I N F L A T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 15
Letter analysis of inflation
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of inflation
noun
- the act of filling something with air
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: pretentiousness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness
- (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- a general and progressive increase in prices "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" Synonyms: rising prices
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