What ARBOVIRUS Means
- noun: a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
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What It Scores
ARBOVIRUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 R1 B3 O1 V4 I1 R1 U1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In ARBOVIRUS
216 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (5)
6 letter words (17)
AIRBUSARBORSARBOURBARRIOBRAVOSBRIARSBURROSBURSARISOBAROURARISAVIORSAVOURSBIRROSOUARIURARISURBIASVIROUS
5 letter words (42)
ABRISARBORARRISARVOSAURISAVISOBARROBAURSBIROSBIRRSBOARSBORASBRAVIBRAVOBRIARBRIOSBURASBURROBURRSBURSAOBIASORRISRABISRIBASRIVASROARSRUBAISABIRSAVORSIRRASORRASURRAURAOSURARIURBIAURVASVAIRSVARUSVIRUSVISORVOARSVROUS
4 letter words (71)
ABOSABRIAIRSARBSARISARVOAVOSBARSBAURBIASBIOSBIROBIRRBOARBOASBOISBORABORSBRASBRIOBRISBROSBRUSBURABURRBURSISBAOARSOBASOBIAOBISORBSORRAOSAROURSRABIRAISRAVSRIASRIBARIBSRIVARIVOROARROBSRUBSRUSASAIRSARISOARSOBASORASORBSORISOURSUBASURAURAOURBSURSAURVAUVASVAIRVARSVAUSVIASVIBSVISAVOARVORSVROU
3 letter words (63)
ABOABSAIRAISARBARSAVOBARBASBIOBISBOABOIBORBOSBRABROBRRBRUBURBUSIOSISOOAROBAOBIOBSOISORAORBORSOUROUSOVARAIRASRAVRIARIBROBRUBSABSAISARSAUSAVSIBSIRSOBSOUSOVSRISUBSUISURURBUVAVARVASVAUVIAVISVOR
2 letter words (18)
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