Is COLLINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLLINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLLINS mean?
- noun
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
- noun
tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 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 COLLINS
COLLINS 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 COLLINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colins8
- nicols8
- cions7
- clons7
- coils7
- coins7
- colin7
- icons7
- locis7
- nicol7
- scion7
- sonic7
- cion6
- clon6
- coil6
- coin6
- cols6
- coni6
- cons6
- icon6
- loci6
- locs6
- lilos5
- linos5
- lions5
- loins5
- nills5
- noils5
- cis5
- col5
- con5
- cos5
- loc5
- sic5
- soc5
- ills4
- ions4
- lilo4
- lino4
- lins4
- lion4
- loin4
- nill4
- nils4
- noil4
- oils4
- sill4
- silo4
- soil4
- soli4
- ill3
- ins3
- ion3
- lin3
- lis3
- nil3
- nos3
- oil3
- ons3
- sin3
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