Is PICORNAVIRUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICORNAVIRUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICORNAVIRUS mean?
- noun
a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 19 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 PICORNAVIRUS
PICORNAVIRUS 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 PICORNAVIRUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vicarious14
- avionics13
- corvinas13
- paviours13
- provirus13
- parsonic12
- porcinis12
- avionic12
- corvina12
- paviors12
- paviour12
- vapours12
- vicious12
- vicunas12
- picaros11
- piscina11
- porcini11
- prosaic11
- psionic11
- puranic11
- covins11
- ovisac11
- parvis11
- parvos11
- pavins11
- pavior11
- spavin11
- vapors11
- vapour11
- vicars11
- vicuna11
- vincas11
- carrions10
- rancours10
- saviour10
- various10
- virions10
- capons10
- capris10
- carpus10
- copras10
- corpus10
- croups10
- panics10
- pianic10
- picaro10
- pionic10
- uncaps10
- covin10
- parvo10
- pavin10
- pavis10
- vapor10
- vicar10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- acinous9
- aspirin9
- carious9
- carrion9
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