Is COLIPHAGE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLIPHAGE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLIPHAGE mean?
- noun
a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COLIPHAGE
Single letters that turn COLIPHAGE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COLIPHAGE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epochal14
- caliph13
- chapel13
- cheapo13
- pleach13
- apogeic12
- pelagic12
- chigoe12
- chape12
- cheap12
- epoch12
- peach12
- poach12
- gelcap11
- heliac11
- lochia11
- phage11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- chop11
- pech11
- epical10
- hoagie10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- police10
- aleph10
- chela10
- chiao10
- chiel10
- chile10
- choil10
- chola10
- choli10
- laich10
- leach10
- loach10
- loche10
- phial10
- gach10
- epilog9
- copal9
- laigh9
- pical9
- place9
- plica9
- ache9
- chai9
- chao9
- chia9
- each9
- echo9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- holp9
- hope9
- lech9
- lich9
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