Definitions For Virus

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
  • A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
  • A harmful or corrupting agency

Is Virus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10

The word Virus is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Virus in a Sentence

  • Is the illness caused by bacteria or a virus?
  • I think I have the virus that's going around this winter.
  • The software checks your hard drive for viruses.

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