Affixes

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of affix: attaches or fastens something onto another surface or object.

“The postal worker affixes a label to each parcel before it leaves the sorting office.”

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Synonyms

prefixessuffixesinfixesmorphemes

Antonyms

removesdetaches

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Wordle

Contains double F and X, A, F, F, I, X, E, S, the X is the standout letter to target in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 20 points, double F (4+4) and X (8) are enormously powerful, a top-tier Scrabble word

Words Related to Affixes

Words one letter different

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

affines affixed

Words you can make from Affixes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “affixes”.

affix faxes fiefs fifes fixes axes axis effs feif feis fief fife fise fixe safe saxe

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