VISCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VISCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VISCOUS?
| 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 VISCOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VISCOUS
No single letter turns VISCOUS into another word.
How VISCOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VISCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does VISCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Thick and sticky, flowing slowly because of high resistance to movement.
Honey, tar and engine oil are viscous liquids: they sit between a solid and a thin runny fluid. Physicists measure how viscous something is by its viscosity, and cold generally makes liquids more viscous.
How VISCOUS is used
Used for syrupy liquids in science, cooking and engineering.
- The viscous oil crept slowly down the pipe.
- Cold weather makes the paint more viscous.
- A viscous mud clung to his boots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VISCOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VISCOUS
3 longer words begin with VISCOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VISCOUS
Common questions about VISCOUS
- Is VISCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VISCOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VISCOUS worth?
- VISCOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VISCOUS mean?
- Thick and sticky, flowing slowly because of high resistance to movement.
- What letters can be added to VISCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VISCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VISCOUS:
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