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.
- 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
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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.
- eclosions11
- colonies10
- colonise10
- conioses10
- consoles10
- coolness10
- eclosion10
- incloses10
- ossicone10
- cession9
- cineols9
- colones9
- colossi9
- console9
- consols9
- coolies9
- cosines9
- inclose9
- loessic9
- oscines9
- ossicle9
- cineol8
- clines8
- clones8
- closes8
- colies8
- colins8
- colone8
- coloni8
- colons8
- conies8
- consol8
- coolie8
- cosies8
- cosine8
- enolic8
- icones8
- incels8
- locies8
- locoes8
- nicols8
- oscine8
- scions8
- scones8
- slices8
- socles8
- sonics8
- insoles7
- lesions7
- lioness7
- loonies7
- loosens7
- solions7
- ceils7
- cines7
- cions7
- cline7
- clone7
- clons7
- close7
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