COLLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COLLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLLOID?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLLOID is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colloidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COLLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does COLLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A substance made of very small particles dispersed evenly through another substance without settling out.
A colloid sits between a true solution and a coarse suspension. Milk, fog and jelly are everyday examples. Its particles are too fine to be filtered out, yet too large to dissolve completely.
How COLLOID is used
Used in chemistry and physics.
- Milk is a colloid of fat in water.
- The chemist prepared a colloid in the laboratory.
- A colloid does not separate when left standing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLLOID
5 longer words begin with COLLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLOID
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Common questions about COLLOID
- Is COLLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLLOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLLOID worth?
- COLLOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLLOID mean?
- A substance made of very small particles dispersed evenly through another substance without settling out.
- What letters can be added to COLLOID?
- COLLOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COLLOID:
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