NONVIRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONVIRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONVIRAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONVIRAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONVIRAL
No single letter turns NONVIRAL into another word.
How NONVIRAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONVIRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONVIRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONVIRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not caused by, or not involving, a virus.
In medicine a nonviral illness is one that antibiotics might help, unlike a cold. In gene therapy, nonviral methods deliver DNA without using a modified virus as the carrier. The word only tells you what the cause or tool is not.
How NONVIRAL is used
Used in medicine and biotechnology to contrast with viral causes or viral delivery methods.
- The doctor suspected a nonviral infection and tested for bacteria.
- Researchers are developing nonviral carriers for gene therapy.
- A nonviral cause of the rash was soon found.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONVIRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NONVIRAL
The 8 tiles of NONVIRAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NONVIRAL
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Common questions about NONVIRAL
- Is NONVIRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONVIRAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONVIRAL worth?
- NONVIRAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONVIRAL mean?
- Not caused by, or not involving, a virus.
- What letters can be added to NONVIRAL?
- No single letter can be added to NONVIRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONVIRAL:
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