SUPERVIRILE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUPERVIRILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPERVIRILE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUPERVIRILE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPERVIRILE
No single letter turns SUPERVIRILE into another word.
How SUPERVIRILE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUPERVIRILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPERVIRILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPERVIRILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Excessively manly or masculine in strength and vigour.
Supervirile stretches the idea of virile to an extreme. It is often used mockingly of exaggerated macho heroes. The word is uncommon and nearly always has an ironic edge.
How SUPERVIRILE is used
Supervirile is rare and typically ironic or jokey in tone.
- The film starred a supervirile action hero.
- He cultivated a supervirile image with a huge beard.
- Reviewers laughed at the supervirile swagger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPERVIRILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPERVIRILE
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Common questions about SUPERVIRILE
- Is SUPERVIRILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPERVIRILE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPERVIRILE worth?
- SUPERVIRILE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPERVIRILE mean?
- Excessively manly or masculine in strength and vigour.
- What letters can be added to SUPERVIRILE?
- No single letter can be added to SUPERVIRILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUPERVIRILE:
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