Affines

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of affine: relatives connected by marriage rather than by blood.

“In the village, affines were treated with the same respect accorded to blood family members.”

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Synonyms

in-lawsrelatives by marriage

Antonyms

blood relations

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Wordle

Contains double F and ends in -INES, the AFF- cluster is a recognisable pattern across many words

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, double F (4+4) makes it valuable, a technical anthropological term worth learning

Words Related to Affines

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “affines” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

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Words you can make from Affines

Shorter words formed from the letters in “affines”.

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