LENTIVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LENTIVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LENTIVIRUS?
| 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 LENTIVIRUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LENTIVIRUS
No single letter turns LENTIVIRUS into another word.
How LENTIVIRUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LENTIVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LENTIVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LENTIVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A type of retrovirus that causes slowly developing diseases, such as HIV.
The name comes from the Latin for slow, because symptoms of a lentivirus infection appear long after exposure. Scientists also modify these viruses to carry genes into cells in gene therapy.
How LENTIVIRUS is used
Used in virology, medicine and genetic research.
- HIV is a lentivirus that attacks the immune system.
- The team used a harmless lentivirus to deliver the gene.
- A lentivirus can remain hidden for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LENTIVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LENTIVIRUS
1 longer words begin with LENTIVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in LENTIVIRUS
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Common questions about LENTIVIRUS
- Is LENTIVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LENTIVIRUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LENTIVIRUS worth?
- LENTIVIRUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LENTIVIRUS mean?
- A type of retrovirus that causes slowly developing diseases, such as HIV.
- What letters can be added to LENTIVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to LENTIVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LENTIVIRUS:
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