SUBVIRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SUBVIRAL 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 SUBVIRAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBVIRAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBVIRAL
No single letter turns SUBVIRAL into another word.
How SUBVIRAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBVIRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBVIRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUBVIRAL
- All 8 letters of SUBVIRAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SUBVIRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a part of a virus or to a particle simpler than a complete virus.
In virology, subviral particles are pieces such as coat proteins or fragments of genetic material that are not able to infect on their own. Researchers study them to understand how a full virus is built and how vaccines might be made.
How SUBVIRAL is used
Used in microbiology and medical research, mostly before the word particle or agent.
- The vaccine is made from a harmless subviral particle.
- Scientists isolated a subviral fragment from the infected cells.
- Some subviral agents depend on a larger virus to spread.
- The lab report described a subviral structure under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBVIRAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBVIRAL
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Common questions about SUBVIRAL
- Is SUBVIRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBVIRAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBVIRAL worth?
- SUBVIRAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBVIRAL mean?
- Relating to a part of a virus or to a particle simpler than a complete virus.
- What letters can be added to SUBVIRAL?
- No single letter can be added to SUBVIRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBVIRAL:
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