COLLEAGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COLLEAGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLLEAGUE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLLEAGUE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLEAGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLEAGUE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLLEAGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLEAGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLLEAGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who works alongside you in the same job, profession or organisation.
A colleague is a peer rather than a boss or an employee under you. The word suggests shared work and a degree of respect, so it is a polite way to refer to people in the same line of business.
How COLLEAGUE is used
Colleague is common in workplaces, universities and professional writing.
- I asked a colleague to cover my shift.
- She thanked her colleagues for their support.
- My colleague in the next office speaks four languages.
- He gave the project to a trusted colleague.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLLEAGUE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLLEAGUE
4 longer words begin with COLLEAGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLEAGUE
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Common questions about COLLEAGUE
- Is COLLEAGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLEAGUE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLLEAGUE worth?
- COLLEAGUE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLLEAGUE mean?
- A person who works alongside you in the same job, profession or organisation.
- What letters can be added to COLLEAGUE?
- COLLEAGUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLLEAGUE:
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