ARBOVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ARBOVIRUS 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 ARBOVIRUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARBOVIRUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARBOVIRUS
No single letter turns ARBOVIRUS into another word.
How ARBOVIRUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARBOVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARBOVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARBOVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of a large group of viruses carried by insects such as mosquitoes and ticks, including those that cause yellow fever and dengue.
The name arbovirus is short for "arthropod-borne virus". Outbreaks usually follow the seasons when the carrying insects are most active.
How ARBOVIRUS is used
Used in epidemiology and public health.
- Dengue is an arbovirus spread by mosquitoes.
- Health officials tested the patient for a possible arbovirus.
- Warmer summers help each arbovirus reach new regions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARBOVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARBOVIRUS
1 longer words begin with ARBOVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARBOVIRUS
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Common questions about ARBOVIRUS
- Is ARBOVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARBOVIRUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARBOVIRUS worth?
- ARBOVIRUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARBOVIRUS mean?
- Any of a large group of viruses carried by insects such as mosquitoes and ticks, including those that cause yellow fever and dengue.
- What letters can be added to ARBOVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARBOVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARBOVIRUS:
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