RECOLOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RECOLOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECOLOUR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECOLOUR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECOLOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recoloursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECOLOUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RECOLOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECOLOUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RECOLOUR
- RECOLOUR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RECOLOUR mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To give something a new or different colour.
Recolour is common in restoration, photo editing and animation, where an existing image or object is given a fresh palette. The American spelling is recolor, and the British form keeps the u.
How RECOLOUR is used
Used for painting, photo editing and design work.
- They plan to recolour the old photograph.
- The artist had to recolour the sky in the final frame.
- We decided to recolour the fence in pale green.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECOLOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECOLOUR
The 8 tiles of RECOLOUR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RECOLOUR
3 longer words begin with RECOLOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in RECOLOUR
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Common questions about RECOLOUR
- Is RECOLOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECOLOUR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECOLOUR worth?
- RECOLOUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECOLOUR mean?
- To give something a new or different colour.
- What letters can be added to RECOLOUR?
- RECOLOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RECOLOUR:
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