VIRTUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VIRTUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRTUAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRTUAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRTUAL
No single letter turns VIRTUAL into another word.
How VIRTUAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIRTUAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does VIRTUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Almost or nearly as described, or existing only on a computer rather than in physical form.
The older sense of virtual means in effect though not in name, as in a virtual monopoly. Today it most often refers to things made by software, such as a virtual meeting or virtual machine. In optics it also describes an image formed where rays only seem to meet.
How VIRTUAL is used
Very common in computing, business and everyday speech.
- The firm held a virtual monopoly on the local market.
- We attended a virtual conference from home.
- The program runs inside a virtual machine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRTUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VIRTUAL
The 7 tiles of VIRTUAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VIRTUAL
19 longer words begin with VIRTUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRTUAL
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Common questions about VIRTUAL
- Is VIRTUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRTUAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRTUAL worth?
- VIRTUAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRTUAL mean?
- Almost or nearly as described, or existing only on a computer rather than in physical form.
- What letters can be added to VIRTUAL?
- No single letter can be added to VIRTUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIRTUAL:
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