Is BUNYAVIRUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUNYAVIRUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 20 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUNYAVIRUSES mean?
Bunyaviruses is a form of BUNYAVIRUS.
- noun
an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BUNYAVIRUSES
BUNYAVIRUSES 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 BUNYAVIRUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bunyavirus18
- unabusive14
- subvirus13
- surveys13
- abusive12
- barneys12
- byrnies12
- survey12
- vinery12
- bevy12
- urbanises11
- barney11
- baryes11
- binary11
- brainy11
- brassy11
- braves11
- bunyas11
- buyers11
- byrnie11
- nearby11
- rebuys11
- unbury11
- unbusy11
- yerbas11
- nervy11
- ravey11
- veiny11
- airbuses10
- suberins10
- unburies10
- urbanise10
- ravines10
- savines10
- senryus10
- suasive10
- sunrays10
- synurae10
- varuses10
- versins10
- vinasse10
- viruses10
- abyes10
- abyss10
- barny10
- barye10
- bassy10
- bayer10
- brave10
- bravi10
- brays10
- briny10
- bunya10
- buyer10
- byres10
- byssi10
- inbye10
- rebuy10
- verbs10
- vibes10
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