VARROA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VARROA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARROA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARROA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARROA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
varroasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARROA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VARROA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does VARROA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small parasitic mite that attacks honeybees and their young.
The varroa mite clings to adult bees and feeds on developing larvae, weakening whole colonies and spreading viruses. Beekeepers treat their hives against it every year, since an infested colony can collapse within a season. The name is a Latin genus name, taken into ordinary English by those who keep bees.
How VARROA is used
Used by beekeepers and biologists.
- The beekeeper checked the hive for varroa.
- A heavy varroa infestation can destroy a colony.
- Treatments for varroa are applied in late summer.
- Scientists studied how varroa spreads between hives.
- Varroa arrived in the region on imported queen bees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARROA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VARROA
1 longer words begin with VARROA.
Shorter words from the letters in VARROA
Common questions about VARROA
- Is VARROA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARROA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARROA worth?
- VARROA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARROA mean?
- A small parasitic mite that attacks honeybees and their young.
- What letters can be added to VARROA?
- VARROA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VARROA:
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