Inferno

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A place or situation of intense chaos and destruction, or a large uncontrollable fire.

“Firefighters battled the inferno for three days before finally bringing it under control.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/

Syllables

in·fer·no

Related Words

Synonyms

hellhellholeconflagrationperditionpit

Antonyms

heaven

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Wordle

Ends in -NO with three different vowels I, E, O spread through the word

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, the F adds moderate value and the word is well-known and easy to recall

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “inferno”.

enfin enorn ferio finer freon infer inner inone irone noire norie oenin renin ronin ronni enif erin fern fine finn fino fire firn foin

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