virtual
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When virtual helps
Base Score
7
14 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A I L R T U V
Two-Letter Start
VI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 7 unique letters
- VI start
- AL ending
- pangram-shaped
Try it when
- virtual is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those 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 virtual member function of a class.
adjective
In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
"In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion."
adjective
Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.
adjective
Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)
"The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle."
adjective
Simulated in a computer or online.
"The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction."
adjective
Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.
"a virtual assistant; a virtual personal trainer"
adjective
(of a class member) Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
adjective
Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.