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Is COLOURING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COLOURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COLOURING 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

12

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

9

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 COLOURING

Single letters that turn COLOURING 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 COLOURING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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