Is COLOURISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLOURISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLOURISE mean?
- verb
add color to
“The child colored the drawings”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 11 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 COLOURISE
Single letters that turn COLOURISE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from COLOURISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colorise10
- couloirs10
- closure9
- coilers9
- colours9
- colures9
- coolers9
- coolies9
- couloir9
- creosol9
- recoils9
- ceorls8
- cerous8
- closer8
- clours8
- coiler8
- coleus8
- colies8
- colors8
- colour8
- colure8
- cooers8
- cooler8
- coolie8
- cosier8
- coulis8
- course8
- cresol8
- crouse8
- cruise8
- curies8
- curios8
- locies8
- locoes8
- lucres8
- oscule8
- recoil8
- relics8
- roscoe8
- slicer8
- sluice8
- source8
- ulcers8
- lousier7
- orioles7
- soilure7
- ceils7
- ceorl7
- ceros7
- cires7
- close7
- clour7
- clues7
- coils7
- coirs7
- coles7
- color7
- cooer7
- cools7
- cores7
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