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Is COLORING a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COLORING mean?

  1. noun

    a digestible substance used to give color to food

    “food color made from vegetable dyes”

  2. noun

    a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

    “a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”

  3. noun

    the act or process of changing the color of something

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

8

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 COLORING

Single letters that turn COLORING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Words you can make from COLORING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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