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Is VIRUSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, VIRUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does VIRUSES mean?

Viruses is a form of VIRUS.

  1. 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

  2. noun

    a harmful or corrupting agency

    “bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread”

  3. noun

    a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

    “a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

10

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

7

Letters

V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 VIRUSES

VIRUSES 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 VIRUSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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