COLORATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COLORATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLORATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLORATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLORATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colorationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLORATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COLORATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLORATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLORATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The way something is coloured, or the pattern and range of colours it shows.
Coloration in animals often serves as camouflage or as a warning to predators. Writers also use coloration for the tone or mood that a text or a piece of music carries.
How COLORATION is used
Coloration is the American spelling and is common in biology, art and music.
- The bird's bright coloration warns predators that it is poisonous.
- The painter admired the warm coloration of the autumn hills.
- The report had a political coloration that some readers disliked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLORATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLORATION
1 longer words begin with COLORATION.
Shorter words from the letters in COLORATION
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Common questions about COLORATION
- Is COLORATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLORATION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLORATION worth?
- COLORATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLORATION mean?
- The way something is coloured, or the pattern and range of colours it shows.
- What letters can be added to COLORATION?
- COLORATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COLORATION:
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