viral
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When viral helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I L R V
Two-Letter Start
VI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- VI start
- AL ending
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- viral is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, r, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the VI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.
adjective
Of or relating to a biological virus.
"viral DNA"
adjective
Caused by a virus.
"viral infection"
adjective
Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
adjective
Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.
adjective
(of an image, video, piece of information, etc.) circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.