VIRAGINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VIRAGINOUS 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 VIRAGINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRAGINOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRAGINOUS
No single letter turns VIRAGINOUS into another word.
How VIRAGINOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VIRAGINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRAGINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIRAGINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Resembling a virago, meaning a loud, domineering, and quarrelsome woman.
Viraginous behaviour was historically used to criticise women who were bold or bossy. The word is literary and old-fashioned, and today it can sound insulting. It is best met in older novels rather than used in speech.
How VIRAGINOUS is used
A dated, critical word found mainly in older literature.
- The novel describes her viraginous temper in several scenes.
- He feared the viraginous landlady more than the bailiff.
- Her viraginous manner silenced the whole committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRAGINOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRAGINOUS
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Common questions about VIRAGINOUS
- Is VIRAGINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRAGINOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRAGINOUS worth?
- VIRAGINOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRAGINOUS mean?
- Resembling a virago, meaning a loud, domineering, and quarrelsome woman.
- What letters can be added to VIRAGINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VIRAGINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VIRAGINOUS:
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