NOROVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NOROVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOROVIRUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOROVIRUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOROVIRUS
No single letter turns NOROVIRUS into another word.
How NOROVIRUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOROVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOROVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOROVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A highly contagious virus that causes sudden vomiting and diarrhoea.
Outbreaks of norovirus are notorious on cruise ships, in schools and in care homes, where the infection spreads quickly from surface to person. Most people recover in a couple of days, but norovirus can be dangerous for the very old and the very young.
How NOROVIRUS is used
Used in health news and medicine, often with outbreak or infection.
- The ship was quarantined after a norovirus outbreak.
- Careful handwashing is the best defence against norovirus.
- Several pupils stayed home with norovirus last week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOROVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOROVIRUS
1 longer words begin with NOROVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NOROVIRUS
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Common questions about NOROVIRUS
- Is NOROVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOROVIRUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOROVIRUS worth?
- NOROVIRUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOROVIRUS mean?
- A highly contagious virus that causes sudden vomiting and diarrhoea.
- What letters can be added to NOROVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to NOROVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOROVIRUS:
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