COLBYS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. COLBYS 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.
c3o1l1b3y4s1
PlayableCOLBYS · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,164 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept COLBYS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.17
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.67%
Our own measure of how useful COLBYS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLBYS
No single letter turns COLBYS into another word.
How COLBYS scores
Scrabble c3o1l1b3y4s1 13
Words with Friends c4o1l2b4y3s1 15
Face value of the 6 tiles in COLBYS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,164 thousand.
What stands out about COLBYS
- COLBYS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in COLBYS
colby12 cloys10 blocs9 boys9 cloy9 coly9 cosy9 coys9 sybo9 yobs9 bloc8 cobs8 loys7 cols6 lobs6 slob6 boy8 bys8 cly8 coy8 yob8 cob7 loy6 oys6 sly6 soy6 bos5 col5 cos5 lob5 obs5 sob5 soc5 los3 sol3 by7 oy5 yo5 bo4 ob4
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Common questions about COLBYS
- Is COLBYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COLBYS is not in it.
- How many points is COLBYS worth?
- COLBYS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COLBYS?
- No single letter can be added to COLBYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COLBYS:
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