HANTAVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HANTAVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANTAVIRUS?
| 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 HANTAVIRUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANTAVIRUS
No single letter turns HANTAVIRUS into another word.
How HANTAVIRUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HANTAVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANTAVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANTAVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of a group of viruses carried by rodents that can cause serious lung or kidney disease in people.
A hantavirus usually reaches humans through dust contaminated by mouse droppings or urine. It does not spread easily between people, so outbreaks tend to be local.
How HANTAVIRUS is used
Used in medical news and public health warnings.
- Campers were warned about hantavirus in the old cabin.
- A hantavirus infection can begin like the flu.
- Health officials traced the hantavirus to deer mice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANTAVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANTAVIRUS
1 longer words begin with HANTAVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in HANTAVIRUS
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Common questions about HANTAVIRUS
- Is HANTAVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANTAVIRUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANTAVIRUS worth?
- HANTAVIRUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANTAVIRUS mean?
- Any of a group of viruses carried by rodents that can cause serious lung or kidney disease in people.
- What letters can be added to HANTAVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to HANTAVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HANTAVIRUS:
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