VARIOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VARIOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARIOLA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARIOLA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARIOLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARIOLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VARIOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does VARIOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Smallpox, a severe contagious viral disease that causes fever and a rash of pustules.
Variola is the scientific name for smallpox, and the virus behind it carries the name variola virus. The disease left deep scars on survivors until vaccination wiped it out worldwide.
How VARIOLA is used
Variola is the Latin-based medical name for smallpox.
- Historians recorded several outbreaks of variola in the old port.
- The variola virus was kept only in a few secure laboratories.
- Vaccination ended variola as a threat to the world.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARIOLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VARIOLA
The 7 tiles of VARIOLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VARIOLA
10 longer words begin with VARIOLA.
Shorter words from the letters in VARIOLA
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Common questions about VARIOLA
- Is VARIOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARIOLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARIOLA worth?
- VARIOLA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARIOLA mean?
- Smallpox, a severe contagious viral disease that causes fever and a rash of pustules.
- What letters can be added to VARIOLA?
- VARIOLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VARIOLA:
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