ANTIVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTIVIRUS 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 ANTIVIRUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIVIRUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIVIRUS
No single letter turns ANTIVIRUS into another word.
How ANTIVIRUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Designed to find, block and remove malicious computer programs.
Antivirus software scans files and network traffic against known threats and unusual behaviour. It is a different tool from a firewall, which controls connections rather than inspecting files.
How ANTIVIRUS is used
Usually found before software, program or scan; it also works as a noun for the program itself.
- The antivirus scan found a hidden file on the laptop.
- Keep your antivirus program updated to catch new threats.
- The office installed antivirus protection on every machine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIVIRUS
1 longer words begin with ANTIVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIVIRUS
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Common questions about ANTIVIRUS
- Is ANTIVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIVIRUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIVIRUS worth?
- ANTIVIRUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIVIRUS mean?
- Designed to find, block and remove malicious computer programs.
- What letters can be added to ANTIVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to ANTIVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIVIRUS:
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