CORONAVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CORONAVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORONAVIRUS?
| 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 CORONAVIRUS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORONAVIRUS
No single letter turns CORONAVIRUS into another word.
How CORONAVIRUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CORONAVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORONAVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORONAVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Any of a family of RNA viruses, named for their crown-like look, that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe respiratory disease.
The name comes from the spiky halo seen around the virus under the microscope. Since 2020 the word is mostly linked to the pandemic strain, though many other coronavirus types infect people and animals.
How CORONAVIRUS is used
Everyday word in health news and science.
- The coronavirus spread quickly across the globe.
- Scientists studied how each coronavirus attaches to cells.
- Bats carry several kinds of coronavirus without falling ill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORONAVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CORONAVIRUS
The 11 tiles of CORONAVIRUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CORONAVIRUS
1 longer words begin with CORONAVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CORONAVIRUS
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Common questions about CORONAVIRUS
- Is CORONAVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORONAVIRUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORONAVIRUS worth?
- CORONAVIRUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORONAVIRUS mean?
- Any of a family of RNA viruses, named for their crown-like look, that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe respiratory disease.
- What letters can be added to CORONAVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to CORONAVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CORONAVIRUS:
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