COLON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. COLON 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 COLON?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,018.
What does COLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
The main part of the large intestine, or a punctuation mark consisting of two dots stacked vertically.
In anatomy, the colon absorbs water and forms waste as food finishes passing through the digestive system, and doctors examine it during procedures such as a colonoscopy. In writing, a colon introduces a list, explanation, or quotation, sitting between two clauses to signal that more detail follows. Despite the shared spelling, the two senses come from different roots and have no connection in meaning.
How COLON is used
Countable noun in both the anatomical and punctuation senses.
- The doctor examined the colon during the procedure.
- She placed a colon before listing the ingredients.
- Inflammation of the colon can cause serious discomfort.
- The sentence needed a colon rather than a comma.
- Surgeons removed a small section of the colon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLON
Showing 24 of 68 words that begin with COLON.
Words ending in COLON
1 words end in COLON. Useful as a back hook: play COLON onto a word already on the board.
Words with COLON inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain COLON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with COLON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COLON
Common questions about COLON
- Is COLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLON worth?
- COLON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLON mean?
- The main part of the large intestine, or a punctuation mark consisting of two dots stacked vertically.
- What letters can be added to COLON?
- COLON takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COLON:
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