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Is virtue a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word virtue is a Scrabble US word. The word virtue is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is virtue a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word virtue is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is virtue a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word virtue is a Words With Friends word. The word virtue is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

VIRTUE,

5-letter words (5 found)

RIVET,URITE,UTERI,VERTU,VIRTU,

4-letter words (13 found)

ERUV,ETUI,IURE,RITE,RIVE,TIER,TIRE,TRIE,TRUE,VERT,VIER,VIRE,VITE,

3-letter words (13 found)

IRE,REI,RET,REV,RIT,RUE,RUT,TIE,TUI,URE,UTE,VET,VIE,

2-letter words (8 found)

ER,ET,IT,RE,TE,TI,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 41 words from virtue according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of virtue

virtue

Alternative forms

  • vertu
  • vertuu (obsolete)
  • vertue (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English vertu, virtue, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertu, virtu, from Latin virtus (“manliness, bravery, worth, moral excellence”), from vir (“man”). Doublet of vertu. See virile. In this sense, displaced Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː/, /-tjuː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.t͡ʃu/
  • Hyphenation: vir‧tue

Noun

virtue (countable and uncountable, plural virtues)

  1. (uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. [from 13th c.]
  2. A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. [from 13th c.]
  3. Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins. [from 14th c.]
  4. An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]
  5. (Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]
  6. (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.]
  7. (obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being. [13th–19th c.]
  8. The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). [from 13th c.]

Synonyms

  • douth (obsolete), thew
  • See Thesaurus:goodness

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "excellence in morals"): vice
  • foible

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See also

  • aretaic
  • paragon

Further reading

  • “virtue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “virtue”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • virtue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Viruet

Middle English

Noun

virtue

  1. Alternative form of vertu

Source: wiktionary.org