COLBY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. COLBY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept COLBY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLBY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLBY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colbysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COLBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does COLBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A type of mild, pale yellow, hard cheese similar to cheddar but softer and moister in texture.
Colby is a cow's milk cheese that resembles cheddar in colour but is made with a different washing step that leaves it softer, moister, and slightly milder in flavour. It takes its name from the town of Colby, Wisconsin, where the cheese was first produced, though the word is now used generically for the style of cheese rather than for the place itself. Colby is often cut into blocks or combined with Monterey Jack to make the marbled cheese sold as Colby-Jack. It is popular mainly in North America and rarely appears under this name elsewhere.
How COLBY is used
Used mainly in North American English for this style of cheese, often seen on supermarket labels and in recipes.
- The sandwich was made with colby and thin slices of ham.
- She grated colby over the casserole before baking it.
- The deli counter sold colby alongside cheddar and Swiss.
- He preferred colby to sharper, more aged cheeses.
- The recipe called for a cup of shredded colby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLBY
1 longer words begin with COLBY.
Shorter words from the letters in COLBY
Common questions about COLBY
- Is COLBY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COLBY is not in it.
- How many points is COLBY worth?
- COLBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLBY mean?
- A type of mild, pale yellow, hard cheese similar to cheddar but softer and moister in texture.
- What letters can be added to COLBY?
- COLBY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COLBY:
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