VIRION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VIRION 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 VIRION?
| 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 VIRION 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 VIRION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIRION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does VIRION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A single complete virus particle outside a living cell, able to infect a host.
A virion is what a virus looks like when it is travelling between cells: a core of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat, and in some viruses an outer fatty envelope. Inside a cell the virus takes apart and copies itself, and new virions are assembled and released to spread the infection. Virologists count virions to measure how much virus a sample contains.
How VIRION is used
Technical term of virology and microbiology.
- Each virion carries the instructions for making more virus.
- The microscope image showed a single virion.
- A new virion buds from the surface of the infected cell.
- The vaccine teaches the body to recognise the virion.
- Millions of virion particles were counted in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VIRION
The 6 tiles of VIRION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VIRION
1 longer words begin with VIRION.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRION
Common questions about VIRION
- Is VIRION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRION worth?
- VIRION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRION mean?
- A single complete virus particle outside a living cell, able to infect a host.
- What letters can be added to VIRION?
- VIRION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIRION:
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