COLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. COLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does COLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyNorth American
The bobwhite, a small North American game bird also known by this older common name.
Colin was once a standard name in English natural history writing for the bobwhite quail, a small, round-bodied game bird found across much of North America. Hunters and older field guides used colin alongside bobwhite, though modern writing favors bobwhite almost exclusively. The word should not be confused with the personal name Colin, which is unrelated.
How COLIN is used
Countable noun, now mostly found in older or specialist ornithological writing.
- The field guide listed colin as another name for the bobwhite.
- Hunters once called the small quail a colin.
- The colin's whistling call carried across the field.
- Older texts describe several colin species across the continent.
- A colin darted into the brush at the sound of footsteps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COLIN
The 5 tiles of COLIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COLIN
4 longer words begin with COLIN.
Words ending in COLIN
3 words end in COLIN. Useful as a back hook: play COLIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with COLIN inside
18 words contain COLIN in the middle. Words that start with COLIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COLIN
Common questions about COLIN
- Is COLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLIN worth?
- COLIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLIN mean?
- The bobwhite, a small North American game bird also known by this older common name.
- What letters can be added to COLIN?
- COLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COLIN:
Open COLIN in the Word Finder