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Is COLONISING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COLONISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COLONISING mean?

Colonising 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
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10

C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 COLONISING

COLONISING 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 COLONISING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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