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Is COLONISES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COLONISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COLONISES mean?

Colonises is a form of COLONISE.

  1. verb

    settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

    “Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”

  2. verb

    settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

    “The British colonized the East Coast”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9

C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + 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 COLONISES

COLONISES 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.

Anagrams of COLONISES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from COLONISES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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