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
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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