INFLUENZA is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. INFLUENZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFLUENZA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFLUENZA is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFLUENZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFLUENZA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INFLUENZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFLUENZA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFLUENZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A highly contagious viral illness of the airways that brings fever, aching muscles and a cough, often spreading in seasonal epidemics.
Influenza is far more severe than a common cold and can be dangerous for the elderly and the very young. The everyday short form is flu, while influenza is the standard medical name.
How INFLUENZA is used
Standard term in medicine and public health; informally shortened to flu.
- Influenza spreads quickly through schools in the winter months.
- She was vaccinated against influenza every autumn.
- The hospital reported a surge in cases of influenza last week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFLUENZA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFLUENZA
2 longer words begin with INFLUENZA.
Shorter words from the letters in INFLUENZA
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Common questions about INFLUENZA
- Is INFLUENZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFLUENZA, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFLUENZA worth?
- INFLUENZA is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFLUENZA mean?
- A highly contagious viral illness of the airways that brings fever, aching muscles and a cough, often spreading in seasonal epidemics.
- What letters can be added to INFLUENZA?
- INFLUENZA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INFLUENZA:
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