Is COLONISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLONISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLONISE mean?
- verb
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
“Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”
- verb
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
“The British colonized the East Coast”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 10 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 COLONISE
Single letters that turn COLONISE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of COLONISE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COLONISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colonies10
- eclosion10
- cineols9
- colones9
- console9
- coolies9
- inclose9
- cineol8
- clines8
- clones8
- colies8
- colins8
- colone8
- coloni8
- colons8
- conies8
- consol8
- coolie8
- cosine8
- enolic8
- icones8
- incels8
- locies8
- locoes8
- nicols8
- oscine8
- loonies7
- ceils7
- cines7
- cions7
- cline7
- clone7
- clons7
- close7
- coils7
- coins7
- coles7
- colin7
- colon7
- cones7
- cools7
- coons7
- cosie7
- icons7
- incel7
- locie7
- locis7
- locos7
- nicol7
- oleic7
- scion7
- scone7
- since7
- slice7
- socle7
- sonic7
- eloins6
- insole6
- lesion6
- looies6
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