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Updated June 2026
A relationship or link between people, things, or ideas; the state of being connected. Also refers to a physical joining or the means by which communication or travel is enabled.
“There appears to be a connection between diet and overall health.”
/kəˈnɛkʃən/
con·nec·tion
Triple-N and double-C pattern; -TION ending is very common
Worth 14 points; good for deploying multiple N's with common suffix
Shorter words formed from the letters in “connection”.
11-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “connection”.
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