COLONISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COLONISE 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 COLONISE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLONISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLONISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLONISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLONISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLONISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COLONISE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COLONISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To settle in a place and take control of it, or to establish a colony there.
People colonise land, but the verb also fits plants and animals that spread into a new area. This is the British spelling, with the same meaning as the form written with a z.
How COLONISE is used
Used in history and in biology, where species spread into new ground.
- Settlers sailed out to colonise the distant coast.
- Weeds quickly colonise bare soil after a fire.
- Plans to colonise the island were abandoned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLONISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COLONISE
The 8 tiles of COLONISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with COLONISE
4 longer words begin with COLONISE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLONISE
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Common questions about COLONISE
- Is COLONISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLONISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLONISE worth?
- COLONISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLONISE mean?
- To settle in a place and take control of it, or to establish a colony there.
- What letters can be added to COLONISE?
- COLONISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLONISE:
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