VIRTU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VIRTU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRTU?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRTU is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRTU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRTU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIRTU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does VIRTU mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A love of or expertise in fine art and antiques, or such objects collectively.
Virtu describes both a refined taste for paintings, sculpture, antiques and other fine objects, and, by extension, the objects themselves when spoken of as a collection. A person with virtu is someone whose knowledge lets them judge the quality and authenticity of art and curios with confidence. The word is closely tied to collecting and connoisseurship, and appears more often in writing about art history than in everyday speech.
How VIRTU is used
Literary and somewhat formal; mainly found in writing about art collecting and connoisseurship.
- His virtu was widely respected among fellow collectors.
- The museum acquired a fine collection of virtu from the estate.
- She judged the vase with the practised eye of virtu.
- Articles of virtu filled every cabinet in the old house.
- The auction catalogue listed pieces prized chiefly for their virtu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRTU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRTU
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with VIRTU.
Words with VIRTU inside
7 words contain VIRTU in the middle. Words that start with VIRTU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRTU
Common questions about VIRTU
- Is VIRTU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRTU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRTU worth?
- VIRTU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRTU mean?
- A love of or expertise in fine art and antiques, or such objects collectively.
- What letters can be added to VIRTU?
- VIRTU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIRTU:
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