Unscramble VIRULENCY and you have 188 words, VIRULENCY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VIRULENCY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 18 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 13 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with VIRULENCY letters: CULVERIN, 13 points.
CURVEY scores highest among the 6-letter words from VIRULENCY at 14 points, ahead of LIVERY and LIVYER on 12. NICELY, NUCLEI and UNVEIL are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VIRULENCY is CURVY, 13 points; NERVY and VEILY on 11 follow. VINYL, LIVER and CURVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble VIRULENCY, the top score is 10, reached by 4. VERY, LINE and LIVE are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words from VIRULENCY, IVY and VLY tie for first at 9 points. RUN, ICE and LIE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of VIRULENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VI · ending in CY · all 9-letter words
VIRULENCY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. VIRULENCY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRULENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 141 | 188 | 131 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRUIVE, CURNEY, VEILY, CLUEY, CRUVE, CURNY, RICEY, CIVE, ERUVIN, LUNYIE, RICY, VLY and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ERUV, INCEL, VLEI, VULN, RYU, VIN, YER, CRU, LUN and UNI, 10 in all.