affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; contaminate with a disease or microorganism; corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

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How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "INFECT"?

There are 167 solutions. The longest is GET INTO TROUBLE with 14 letters, and the shortest is DAB with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 14 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘INFECT’

Clue	Answers

infectious	88
infection	52
Infected	50
WORM infection, drug treatment for	11
A CONTAGIOUS SKIN INFECTION CAUSED BY THE ITCH MITE	11
ANTIBIOTIC DRUG OF THE PENICILLIN FAMILY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS	10
SEXUALLY transmitted disease/infection, type of	10
CAUSED BY INFECTION WITH BACILLUS ANTHRACIS FOLLOWED BY SEPTICEMIA	10
AN INFECTION OF THE SEBACEOUS GLAND OF THE EYELID	10
A COMMON VIRAL INFECTION?	10
A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE	10
ACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTION FROM CONTAMINATED WATER OR FOOD	10
AN INFECTION OF THE INTESTINES MARKED BY SEVERE DIARRHEA	10
ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASE THAT DEVELOPS AND SPREADS RAPIDLY TO MANY PEOPLE	10
infectious disease	9
worm infection	6
URINARY tract infection, symptom of	4
soft tissue infection	4
CENTRAL nervous system infection	3
Infection fighter	3

‘INFECT’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘INFECT’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Give a disease to (6)	infect
Contaminate with a disease (6)
Pass a disease to (6)
Spread disease to (6)
Spread disease (6)