ADENOVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADENOVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADENOVIRUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADENOVIRUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADENOVIRUS
No single letter turns ADENOVIRUS into another word.
How ADENOVIRUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ADENOVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADENOVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADENOVIRUS
- All 10 letters of ADENOVIRUS are different — nothing repeats.
- ADENOVIRUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADENOVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A member of a group of DNA viruses that commonly cause colds, sore throats and eye infections.
The adenovirus was first found in human adenoid tissue, which gave it its name. Most people meet an adenovirus in childhood, and some adenovirus types are also used to build vaccines.
How ADENOVIRUS is used
Adenovirus is used in medicine, virology and public-health reporting.
- An adenovirus caused the outbreak of pink eye.
- Tests confirmed the child carried an adenovirus.
- The adenovirus can spread in swimming pools.
- Researchers modified an adenovirus to carry the gene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADENOVIRUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADENOVIRUS
1 longer words begin with ADENOVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ADENOVIRUS
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Common questions about ADENOVIRUS
- Is ADENOVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADENOVIRUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADENOVIRUS worth?
- ADENOVIRUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADENOVIRUS mean?
- A member of a group of DNA viruses that commonly cause colds, sore throats and eye infections.
- What letters can be added to ADENOVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to ADENOVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ADENOVIRUS:
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