COLUMBOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. COLUMBOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
c3o1l1u1m3b3o1u1s1
Depends on the listCOLUMBOUS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COLUMBOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.22%
Our own measure of how useful COLUMBOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLUMBOUS
No single letter turns COLUMBOUS into another word.
How COLUMBOUS scores
Scrabble c3o1l1u1m3b3o1u1s1 15
Words with Friends c4o1l2u2m4b4o1u2s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLUMBOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLUMBOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COLUMBOUS
coulombs14 coulomb13 colobus11 lucumos11 osculum11 subcool11 combos12 coombs12 blooms10 comous10 locums10 lucumo10 lumbus10 mucous10 obolus8 oculus8 clomb11 combo11 combs11 coomb11 blocs9 bloom9 booms9 bosom9 clubs9 comus9 cooms9 culms9 cusum9 locum9 moobs9 mucus9 ombus9 umbos9 bolos7 bolus7 bools7 clous7 cools7 lobos7
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Common questions about COLUMBOUS
- Is COLUMBOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COLUMBOUS is not in it.
- How many points is COLUMBOUS worth?
- COLUMBOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COLUMBOUS?
- No single letter can be added to COLUMBOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLUMBOUS:
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