VIRULENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIRULENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRULENT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRULENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRULENT
Front hooks — 1
avirulentBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How VIRULENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIRULENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRULENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VIRULENT
- All 8 letters of VIRULENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VIRULENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely harmful in effect, or full of bitter hostility.
Doctors use it of germs and diseases that act with unusual force. Elsewhere it describes language or attitudes that carry real venom, as in a virulent attack on a rival.
How VIRULENT is used
Virulent applies to severe diseases, poisons and bitter criticism.
- A virulent strain of flu swept through the school.
- The columnist wrote a virulent review of the play.
- Farmers feared the virulent fungus spreading in the wheat.
- He held a virulent grudge against his old partner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRULENT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRULENT
1 longer words begin with VIRULENT.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRULENT
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Common questions about VIRULENT
- Is VIRULENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRULENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRULENT worth?
- VIRULENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRULENT mean?
- Extremely harmful in effect, or full of bitter hostility.
- What letters can be added to VIRULENT?
- VIRULENT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIRULENT:
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