FILOVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FILOVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILOVIRUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILOVIRUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILOVIRUS
No single letter turns FILOVIRUS into another word.
How FILOVIRUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FILOVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILOVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FILOVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A thread-shaped virus of a family that includes the Ebola and Marburg viruses and causes severe bleeding fevers.
A filovirus looks like a long filament under an electron microscope, which gives the group its name. Outbreaks are rare but alarming because they spread through contact with body fluids and can be deadly.
How FILOVIRUS is used
Filovirus is a virology term used in health news and research.
- The Ebola filovirus triggered an outbreak in the region.
- Scientists examined a new filovirus found in bats.
- Each filovirus has a long, curved shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILOVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILOVIRUS
1 longer words begin with FILOVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FILOVIRUS
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Common questions about FILOVIRUS
- Is FILOVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILOVIRUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILOVIRUS worth?
- FILOVIRUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILOVIRUS mean?
- A thread-shaped virus of a family that includes the Ebola and Marburg viruses and causes severe bleeding fevers.
- What letters can be added to FILOVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to FILOVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FILOVIRUS:
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