Is COLLECTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLECTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLECTS mean?
Collects is a form of COLLECT.
- verb
get or gather together
“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
- verb
call for and obtain payment of
“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
- verb
assemble or get together
“gather some stones”
- verb
get or bring together
“accumulate evidence”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 COLLECTS
COLLECTS 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 COLLECTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- collect11
- collets9
- cosec9
- secco9
- cellos8
- closet8
- collet8
- telcos8
- cello7
- cells7
- celts7
- close7
- clots7
- coles7
- colts7
- coset7
- cotes7
- escot7
- socle7
- telco7
- cell6
- cels6
- celt6
- clot6
- cole6
- cols6
- colt6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- locs6
- scot6
- sect6
- tecs6
- losel5
- stole5
- tells5
- telos5
- toles5
- tolls5
- cel5
- col5
- cos5
- cot5
- eco5
- loc5
- sec5
- soc5
- tec5
- ells4
- lest4
- lets4
- lose4
- lost4
- lots4
- oles4
- sell4
- sloe4
- slot4
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