taffy vs confect

taffy and confect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taffy	Yes	No	No	No
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of taffy; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than taffy:

taffy: chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of taffy include candy.

taffy (noun)	confect (noun)
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

taffy (verb)	confect (verb)
	make into a confection
	make or construct