How many words start with VIR?

10, from 5 letters up to 5. All of them are on this page.

What is the highest scoring word that start with VIR?

VIRED at 9 points in Scrabble, and VIRGA at 11 in Words With Friends, because the two games score the tiles differently.

VIRAL, VIRED, VIREO, VIRES, VIRGA, VIRGE, VIRID, VIRLS, VIRTU, VIRUS.

10 of them: VIRAL, VIRED, VIREO, VIRES, VIRGA, VIRGE, VIRID, VIRLS, VIRTU, VIRUS.

There are 10 of them. The highest scoring is VIRED at 9 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 8.4.

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

VIRUS noun (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
VIRAL adjective relating to or caused by a virus
VIREO noun any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
VIRGA noun light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
VIRTU noun love of or taste for fine objects of art

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

All of them: Word lists.