Is PAPOVAVIRUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAPOVAVIRUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAPOVAVIRUSES mean?
Papovaviruses is a form of PAPOVAVIRUS.
- noun
any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + P (3) + O (1) + V (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 PAPOVAVIRUSES
PAPOVAVIRUSES 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 PAPOVAVIRUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- papovavirus21
- vavasories16
- purposive16
- vavasours15
- approves15
- vaporises14
- survives14
- vavasors14
- vavasour14
- vavassor14
- approve14
- appraises13
- priapuses13
- overpass13
- oversups13
- parvises13
- passover13
- paviours13
- pavisers13
- pervious13
- previous13
- vaporise13
- viperous13
- savvier13
- savvies13
- survive13
- vavasor13
- savouries12
- apoapses12
- apoapsis12
- apposers12
- appraise12
- apprises12
- purposes12
- supposer12
- oversup12
- ovipara12
- parvise12
- passive12
- paviors12
- paviour12
- paviser12
- pavises12
- pavisse12
- spavies12
- vapours12
- varves12
- vivers12
- parousias11
- saviours11
- savories11
- appears11
- apposer11
- apposes11
- appress11
- apprise11
- oppress11
- paupers11
- popsies11
- priapus11
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