Is COLLIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLIDES mean?
Collides is a form of COLLIDE.
- verb
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
“These colors clash”
- verb
cause to collide
“The physicists collided the particles”
- verb
crash together with violent impact
“The cars collided”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + D (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 COLLIDES
COLLIDES 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 COLLIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- collide10
- collied10
- collies9
- closed9
- coiled9
- cosied9
- docile9
- sliced9
- dollies8
- cellos8
- colies8
- collie8
- locies8
- ocelli8
- cedis8
- clods8
- codes8
- coeds8
- colds8
- coled8
- decos8
- dices8
- disco8
- dolce8
- dolci8
- scold8
- sodic8
- oldies7
- ollied7
- siloed7
- soiled7
- ceils7
- celli7
- cello7
- cells7
- close7
- coils7
- coles7
- cosie7
- locie7
- locis7
- oleic7
- slice7
- socle7
- cedi7
- clod7
- code7
- cods7
- coed7
- cold7
- deco7
- dice7
- disc7
- docs7
- iced7
- odic7
- ollies6
- deils6
- delis6
- dells6
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