AVIRULENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AVIRULENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVIRULENT?
| 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 AVIRULENT is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVIRULENT
No single letter turns AVIRULENT into another word.
How AVIRULENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AVIRULENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVIRULENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AVIRULENT
- All 9 letters of AVIRULENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AVIRULENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not able to cause disease, said of a germ.
An avirulent strain of bacteria may live in the body without harm or may be weakened on purpose for use in a vaccine. The word marks a difference in strength between strains of the same microbe.
How AVIRULENT is used
Used in microbiology, usually of strains, bacteria or viruses.
- The vaccine contains an avirulent form of the bacterium.
- Lab tests showed the strain was avirulent in mice.
- An avirulent microbe can still trigger an immune response.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVIRULENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AVIRULENT
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Common questions about AVIRULENT
- Is AVIRULENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVIRULENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVIRULENT worth?
- AVIRULENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVIRULENT mean?
- Not able to cause disease, said of a germ.
- What letters can be added to AVIRULENT?
- No single letter can be added to AVIRULENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AVIRULENT:
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