VIRTUE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VIRTUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRTUE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRTUE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRTUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virtuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRTUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIRTUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does VIRTUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A good moral quality, or the general habit of acting rightly; also a useful advantage of something.
Honesty, courage and patience are all called virtues, and philosophers have long argued which ones matter most. The word can also mean a plain merit, as in the virtue of a short route. In the phrase by virtue of it means because of, a use that has nothing to do with morals at all.
How VIRTUE is used
Common in moral talk; the phrase by virtue of is formal and frequent in legal and official writing.
- Patience is a virtue she learned late.
- The virtue of this plan is its low cost.
- He got the job by virtue of his languages.
- The old tale praises the virtue of a quiet life.
- Making a virtue of necessity, she accepted the smaller room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRTUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRTUE
2 longer words begin with VIRTUE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRTUE
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Common questions about VIRTUE
- Is VIRTUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRTUE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRTUE worth?
- VIRTUE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRTUE mean?
- A good moral quality, or the general habit of acting rightly; also a useful advantage of something.
- What letters can be added to VIRTUE?
- VIRTUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIRTUE:
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