Is COLIPHAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLIPHAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLIPHAGES mean?
Coliphages is a form of COLIPHAGE.
- noun
a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 COLIPHAGES
COLIPHAGES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from COLIPHAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coliphage17
- esophagi14
- caliphs14
- chapels14
- cheapos14
- epochal14
- hospice14
- isopach14
- poaches14
- shoepac14
- pelagics13
- chigoes13
- pishoge13
- caliph13
- capish13
- chapel13
- chapes13
- cheapo13
- cheaps13
- epochs13
- phasic13
- pleach13
- schlep13
- apogeic12
- gelcaps12
- loaches12
- lochias12
- pelagic12
- scholia12
- chigoe12
- gaches12
- phages12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- chips12
- chops12
- epoch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- poach12
- spoilage11
- escalop11
- galoshe11
- hoagies11
- plaices11
- polices11
- special11
- alephs11
- chaise11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chisel11
- choils11
- cholas11
- cholis11
- gelcap11
- heliac11
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