COLORABLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COLORABLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLORABLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLORABLY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLORABLY
No single letter turns COLORABLY into another word.
How COLORABLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLORABLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLORABLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLORABLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
legalNorth American
In a way that seems valid or justified on the surface, although it may not truly be so.
Lawyers say a claim is colorably made when it has enough plausible basis to be heard. The word hints at appearance rather than certainty.
How COLORABLY is used
The word colorably is mostly used in American legal writing.
- The plaintiff colorably argued that the contract had been broken.
- The officer colorably claimed authority for the search.
- Her objection was colorably founded, so the court agreed to hear it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLORABLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COLORABLY
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Common questions about COLORABLY
- Is COLORABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLORABLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLORABLY worth?
- COLORABLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLORABLY mean?
- In a way that seems valid or justified on the surface, although it may not truly be so.
- What letters can be added to COLORABLY?
- No single letter can be added to COLORABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLORABLY:
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