Is COLOURATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLOURATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLOURATION mean?
- noun
the timbre of a musical sound
“the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
- noun
appearance with regard to color
“her healthy coloration”
- noun
choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 COLOURATION
Single letters that turn COLOURATION 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 COLOURATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coloration12
- inoculator12
- colourant11
- calutron10
- cilantro10
- colorant10
- contrail10
- couranto10
- curation10
- location10
- locution10
- unicolor10
- altcoin9
- auction9
- carotin9
- cartoon9
- caution9
- clarion9
- contour9
- control9
- coolant9
- coranto9
- cornual9
- cornuto9
- coronal9
- cortina9
- couloir9
- courant9
- courlan9
- crouton9
- curtail9
- curtain9
- inocula9
- linocut9
- locator9
- lunatic9
- octanol9
- orcinol9
- ruction9
- touraco9
- truncal9
- action8
- alnico8
- anuric8
- aortic8
- atonic8
- cantor8
- carlin8
- caroli8
- carton8
- cation8
- catlin8
- citola8
- citral8
- citron8
- coital8
- coloni8
- colour8
- coltan8
- contra8
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