virulence
NOUN
/vɪrjələns/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V
virulence is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4I1R1U1L1E1N1C3E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does virulence mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease).
“the virulence of the plague”
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2
Extreme hostility.
“the virulence of the malicious old man”
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