Definitions for varioles

varioles var·i·ole

Spelling: [vair-ee-ohl]
IPA: /ˈvɛər iˌoʊl/

Varioles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 484 anagrams from letters in varioles (aeilorsv).

Definitions for varioles

noun

  1. a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
  2. a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.

Origin of varioles

1820-30; French: variola

Examples for varioles

A roundish and rather deep depression, larger than a variole.

When a variole, tubercle, granule, &c. has a depression in its centre.

Word Value for varioles
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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