ANTIVIRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTIVIRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIVIRAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIVIRAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIVIRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antiviralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIVIRAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIVIRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIVIRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIVIRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Acting against viruses, whether in the body or on a computer.
An antiviral medicine slows or stops a virus from multiplying, as in treatments for flu or herpes. Unlike antibiotics, which target bacteria, these drugs are of no use against bacterial infections.
How ANTIVIRAL is used
Used as an adjective with drug, treatment or software, and as a noun for the medicine itself.
- The doctor prescribed an antiviral drug for the flu.
- Honey has mild antiviral properties according to some studies.
- The study tested an antiviral cream against cold sores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIVIRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIVIRAL
1 longer words begin with ANTIVIRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIVIRAL
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Common questions about ANTIVIRAL
- Is ANTIVIRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIVIRAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIVIRAL worth?
- ANTIVIRAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIVIRAL mean?
- Acting against viruses, whether in the body or on a computer.
- What letters can be added to ANTIVIRAL?
- ANTIVIRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIVIRAL:
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