FLAVIVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FLAVIVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAVIVIRUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAVIVIRUS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAVIVIRUS
No single letter turns FLAVIVIRUS into another word.
How FLAVIVIRUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FLAVIVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAVIVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLAVIVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of a group of RNA viruses, spread by mosquitoes and ticks, that cause diseases such as yellow fever and dengue.
The name of the flavivirus family comes from the Latin word for yellow, in honour of the first member found. Researchers study these viruses closely because a single bite can spread illness across continents.
How FLAVIVIRUS is used
Scientific term used in virology and public health.
- Zika is a flavivirus carried by mosquitoes.
- The lab is developing a vaccine against a dangerous flavivirus.
- Each flavivirus has its own pattern of symptoms and risks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAVIVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAVIVIRUS
1 longer words begin with FLAVIVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAVIVIRUS
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Common questions about FLAVIVIRUS
- Is FLAVIVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAVIVIRUS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAVIVIRUS worth?
- FLAVIVIRUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAVIVIRUS mean?
- Any of a group of RNA viruses, spread by mosquitoes and ticks, that cause diseases such as yellow fever and dengue.
- What letters can be added to FLAVIVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to FLAVIVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FLAVIVIRUS:
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