VARIOLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VARIOLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARIOLAR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARIOLAR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARIOLAR
No single letter turns VARIOLAR into another word.
How VARIOLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VARIOLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARIOLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VARIOLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to smallpox, or resembling its pitted marks.
Variolar appears mostly in older medical writing about the disease and its scars. The related variolous is just as rare, and both now belong to history books more than clinics.
How VARIOLAR is used
Dated medical adjective connected with smallpox.
- The doctor noted variolar scars on his face.
- A variolar rash spread across the patient.
- Old records describe variolar outbreaks in the port town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARIOLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VARIOLAR
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Common questions about VARIOLAR
- Is VARIOLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARIOLAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARIOLAR worth?
- VARIOLAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARIOLAR mean?
- Relating to smallpox, or resembling its pitted marks.
- What letters can be added to VARIOLAR?
- No single letter can be added to VARIOLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VARIOLAR:
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