VIREO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VIREO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIREO?
| 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 VIREO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIREO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vireosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIREO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIREO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does VIREO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyNorth American
A small American songbird, usually with a greenish or grey back and pale underparts, related to the greenlets.
Vireos are a family of small, active songbirds found across North and South America, often heard more easily than seen as they move through leafy branches hunting insects. Many species have a plain greenish or olive back with lighter underparts, making close relatives hard to tell apart by sight alone, so birdwatchers often identify a vireo by its distinctive song. The name comes directly from the Latin word for green, a nod to the colouring of many species in the group.
How VIREO is used
Specialist term used by birdwatchers and ornithologists for this family of American songbirds.
- A red-eyed vireo sang steadily from the treetop all afternoon.
- The birdwatcher identified the vireo by its call before seeing it.
- Several vireo species migrate through the region each spring.
- The nest was built low in a shrub, typical for this vireo.
- Field guides list many vireo species found across North America.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIREO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIREO
3 longer words begin with VIREO.
Shorter words from the letters in VIREO
Common questions about VIREO
- Is VIREO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIREO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIREO worth?
- VIREO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIREO mean?
- A small American songbird, usually with a greenish or grey back and pale underparts, related to the greenlets.
- What letters can be added to VIREO?
- VIREO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIREO:
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