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.

SCRABBLE 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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