COLPOSCOPE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COLPOSCOPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLPOSCOPE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLPOSCOPE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLPOSCOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colposcopesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLPOSCOPE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COLPOSCOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLPOSCOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLPOSCOPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A medical instrument with a magnifying lens and light, used to examine the cervix and vagina.
A doctor uses a colposcope after an abnormal screening test, to look closely at the tissue without surgery. The device stays outside the body while it gives an enlarged view.
How COLPOSCOPE is used
Colposcope is a clinical term used in gynaecology.
- The gynaecologist examined the cervix with a colposcope.
- A colposcope magnifies the tissue so that small changes can be seen.
- The clinic bought a new colposcope for its screening programme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLPOSCOPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLPOSCOPE
1 longer words begin with COLPOSCOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in COLPOSCOPE
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Common questions about COLPOSCOPE
- Is COLPOSCOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLPOSCOPE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLPOSCOPE worth?
- COLPOSCOPE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLPOSCOPE mean?
- A medical instrument with a magnifying lens and light, used to examine the cervix and vagina.
- What letters can be added to COLPOSCOPE?
- COLPOSCOPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COLPOSCOPE:
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