VARICELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VARICELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARICELLA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARICELLA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARICELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARICELLA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VARICELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARICELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VARICELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The medical name for chickenpox, a contagious viral illness marked by an itchy blistering rash.
Doctors use varicella in charts and vaccine programmes, while parents usually say chickenpox. The virus responsible stays in the body afterwards and can return years later as shingles.
How VARICELLA is used
Varicella appears in clinical writing and vaccination schedules.
- The child was diagnosed with varicella on Monday.
- A varicella vaccine is part of the routine schedule.
- Adults who catch varicella often become more seriously ill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARICELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VARICELLA
3 longer words begin with VARICELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in VARICELLA
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Common questions about VARICELLA
- Is VARICELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARICELLA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARICELLA worth?
- VARICELLA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARICELLA mean?
- The medical name for chickenpox, a contagious viral illness marked by an itchy blistering rash.
- What letters can be added to VARICELLA?
- VARICELLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VARICELLA:
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