COLORFAST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COLORFAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLORFAST?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLORFAST is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLORFAST
No single letter turns COLORFAST into another word.
How COLORFAST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLORFAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLORFAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLORFAST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Keeping its colour without running in the wash or fading in the light.
Labels on fabrics and dyes promise that a colorfast item can be washed with others safely. A fabric that is not colorfast may stain its neighbours. The British spelling is colourfast.
How COLORFAST is used
Colorfast appears on clothing labels and in laundry advice.
- The new shirt is colorfast, so it can go in with the whites.
- Test whether the curtain dye is colorfast before washing.
- They chose a colorfast paint for the sunny porch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLORFAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLORFAST
2 longer words begin with COLORFAST.
Shorter words from the letters in COLORFAST
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Common questions about COLORFAST
- Is COLORFAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLORFAST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLORFAST worth?
- COLORFAST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLORFAST mean?
- Keeping its colour without running in the wash or fading in the light.
- What letters can be added to COLORFAST?
- No single letter can be added to COLORFAST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLORFAST:
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