COLONY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. COLONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLONY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLONY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLONY
No single letter turns COLONY into another word.
How COLONY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COLONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does COLONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A territory settled and governed by a distant country, or a group of living things dwelling together.
In politics a colony is a land ruled by another state, usually settled by people from that state; the thirteen American colonies are the best-known example. In nature the word covers ants, bees, penguins and bacteria that live close together. It also describes a community of people with a shared interest, such as an artists' colony. The root is the Latin word for a farmer or settler.
How COLONY is used
Everyday word with political, biological and social uses.
- The island was a colony until the middle of the century.
- A single ant colony can hold thousands of workers.
- Penguins crowd together in a noisy colony on the ice.
- She spent the summer at an artists' colony in Maine.
- A bacterial colony appeared on the plate overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COLONY
Common questions about COLONY
- Is COLONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLONY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLONY worth?
- COLONY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLONY mean?
- A territory settled and governed by a distant country, or a group of living things dwelling together.
- What letters can be added to COLONY?
- No single letter can be added to COLONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COLONY:
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