Is COLLEGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLEGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLEGES mean?
Colleges is a form of COLLEGE.
- noun
the body of faculty and students of a college
- noun
an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
- noun
a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 COLLEGES
COLLEGES 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 COLLEGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- college10
- cellos8
- eclose8
- clegs8
- clogs8
- solgel7
- cello7
- cells7
- close7
- coles7
- socle7
- cleg7
- clog7
- cogs7
- glees6
- leges6
- loges6
- ogees6
- ogles6
- cees6
- cell6
- cels6
- cole6
- cols6
- ecos6
- locs6
- cog6
- losel5
- selle5
- egos5
- gees5
- gels5
- glee5
- goes5
- legs5
- loge5
- logs5
- ogee5
- ogle5
- sego5
- slog5
- cee5
- cel5
- col5
- cos5
- eco5
- loc5
- sec5
- soc5
- eels4
- ells4
- else4
- lees4
- lose4
- oles4
- seel4
- sell4
- sloe4
- sole4
- ego4
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