confect

Plural: confects

Noun

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.

Verb

Verb Forms: confected, confecting, confects

To prepare or create from various ingredients.
make or construct
make into a confection
- "This medicine is home-confected"
To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.

Examples

He would CONFECT intricate plays, combining letters for maximum impact.
The woman confected a home remedy for the traveler's illness.
The young bride's friends confected a dress from odds and ends of fabric.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficere, from com- (“together”) + facere (“to make”).

Synonyms

candy, comfit, confection

Scrabble Score: 14

confect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

confect: valid Words With Friends Word