COLOURISE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. COLOURISE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3o1l1o1u1r1i1s1e1
PlayableCOLOURISE · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
3hooks available
Which word lists accept COLOURISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful COLOURISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLOURISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLOURISE scores
Scrabble c3o1l1o1u1r1i1s1e1 11
Words with Friends c4o1l2o1u2r1i1s1e1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLOURISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLOURISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COLOURISE
4 longer words begin with COLOURISE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLOURISE
colorise10 couloirs10 closure9 coilers9 colours9 colures9 coolers9 coolies9 coories9 corious9 couloir9 couries9 creosol9 curlies9 recoils9 scourie9 urceoli9 louries7 lousier7 orioles7 soilure7 ceorls8 cerous8 closer8 clours8 cluier8 coiler8 coleus8 colies8 colors8 colour8 colure8 cooers8 cooler8 coolie8 coorie8 cooser8 cories8 cosier8 coulis8
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Common questions about COLOURISE
- Is COLOURISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COLOURISE is not in it.
- How many points is COLOURISE worth?
- COLOURISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COLOURISE?
- COLOURISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLOURISE:
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