VIRGA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VIRGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRGA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRGA is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRGA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRGA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIRGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,819.
What does VIRGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Streaks of rain or snow that fall from a cloud but evaporate before reaching the ground.
Virga is the meteorological name for wisps of precipitation that never make it down to earth, drying up in a pocket of arid air partway along their descent. Forecasters watch for virga because the rapid cooling from that drying can spawn sudden downdrafts, occasionally strong enough to endanger aircraft on takeoff or landing. The term comes directly from a Latin word for a rod or twig, describing the thin trailing shape virga forms as it hangs beneath a storm system. Virga shows up often over deserts and other dry regions, where the lower atmosphere is parched enough to swallow falling moisture almost completely on its way down.
How VIRGA is used
Virga is a technical meteorological term, used mainly by forecasters, pilots, and weather enthusiasts rather than in everyday speech.
- Streaks of virga hung beneath the distant storm cloud.
- Pilots are trained to watch for virga near the runway.
- The desert sky often shows virga that never reaches the sand.
- Forecasters warned of gusty downdrafts caused by the virga.
- From a distance, the virga looked like faint gray curtains beneath the clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRGA
4 longer words begin with VIRGA.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRGA
Common questions about VIRGA
- Is VIRGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRGA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRGA worth?
- VIRGA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRGA mean?
- Streaks of rain or snow that fall from a cloud but evaporate before reaching the ground.
- What letters can be added to VIRGA?
- VIRGA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIRGA:
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