POLIOVIRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLIOVIRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLIOVIRUS?
| 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 POLIOVIRUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLIOVIRUS
No single letter turns POLIOVIRUS into another word.
How POLIOVIRUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLIOVIRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLIOVIRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLIOVIRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The virus that causes poliomyelitis, an infection that can damage nerves and cause paralysis.
There are three types of poliovirus, and vaccines protect against all of them. The virus spreads mainly through contaminated water and was nearly wiped out by worldwide vaccination.
How POLIOVIRUS is used
Poliovirus is a medical term used in public health and virology.
- The poliovirus spreads through contaminated water.
- Vaccines protect people from every type of poliovirus.
- Scientists monitored sewage for traces of poliovirus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLIOVIRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLIOVIRUS
1 longer words begin with POLIOVIRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in POLIOVIRUS
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Common questions about POLIOVIRUS
- Is POLIOVIRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLIOVIRUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLIOVIRUS worth?
- POLIOVIRUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLIOVIRUS mean?
- The virus that causes poliomyelitis, an infection that can damage nerves and cause paralysis.
- What letters can be added to POLIOVIRUS?
- No single letter can be added to POLIOVIRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLIOVIRUS:
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