COLOBOMA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COLOBOMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLOBOMA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLOBOMA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLOBOMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colobomasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLOBOMA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLOBOMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLOBOMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLOBOMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A defect of the eye in which part of the iris, retina or other structure is missing.
A coloboma is usually present from birth and arises when the eye fails to close fully while forming. It can give the pupil a keyhole shape. The effect on sight depends on the part affected.
How COLOBOMA is used
Coloboma is a medical term used by eye specialists.
- The doctor noticed a coloboma in the left iris.
- A coloboma of the retina can reduce vision.
- The child was born with a small coloboma.
- The eye clinic studied the coloboma closely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLOBOMA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLOBOMA
2 longer words begin with COLOBOMA.
Shorter words from the letters in COLOBOMA
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Common questions about COLOBOMA
- Is COLOBOMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLOBOMA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLOBOMA worth?
- COLOBOMA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLOBOMA mean?
- A defect of the eye in which part of the iris, retina or other structure is missing.
- What letters can be added to COLOBOMA?
- COLOBOMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLOBOMA:
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