Is BUNYAVIRUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUNYAVIRUS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 18 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUNYAVIRUS mean?
- noun
an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BUNYAVIRUS
BUNYAVIRUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BUNYAVIRUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- binary11
- brainy11
- bunyas11
- unbury11
- unbusy11
- barny10
- bravi10
- brays10
- briny10
- bunya10
- navy10
- vary10
- viny10
- auburns9
- invars9
- ravins9
- sunray9
- synura9
- abys9
- bays9
- bray9
- bury9
- busy9
- buys9
- inby9
- ruby9
- ivy9
- airbus8
- auburn8
- bairns8
- brains8
- bruins8
- burans8
- burins8
- nubias8
- unbars8
- urbias8
- ayins8
- invar8
- rainy8
- ravin8
- saury8
- savin8
- unary8
- unsay8
- usury8
- vairs8
- varus8
- vinas8
- virus8
- yarns8
- yuans8
- aby8
- bay8
- buy8
- bys8
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
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