What VIRUS Means
- noun: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
- noun: a harmful or corrupting agency“bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
VIRUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as V4 I1 R1 U1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In VIRUS
9 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (4)
Longer Words Containing VIRUS
VIRUS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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