COLONIES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COLONIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLONIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLONIES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLONIES
No single letter turns COLONIES into another word.
How COLONIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLONIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLONIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COLONIES
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COLONIES mean in Scrabble?
COLONIES is the plural of COLONY.
COLONY(noun) — A territory settled and governed by a distant country, or a group of living things dwelling together.
Anagrams of COLONIES
The 8 tiles of COLONIES in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in COLONIES
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Common questions about COLONIES
- Is COLONIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLONIES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLONIES worth?
- COLONIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COLONIES?
- No single letter can be added to COLONIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLONIES:
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