Is COLTANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLTANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLTANS mean?
Coltans is a form of COLTAN.
- noun
a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 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 COLTANS
COLTANS 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 COLTANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cantos8
- coltan8
- costal8
- cotans8
- octans8
- ascon7
- ascot7
- calos7
- canso7
- canst7
- canto7
- cants7
- clans7
- clast7
- clons7
- clots7
- coals7
- coast7
- coats7
- colas7
- colts7
- costa7
- cotan7
- octal7
- octan7
- scant7
- tacos7
- talcs7
- santol6
- stanol6
- talons6
- tolans6
- acts6
- calo6
- cals6
- cans6
- cant6
- cast6
- cats6
- clan6
- clon6
- clot6
- coal6
- coat6
- cola6
- cols6
- colt6
- cons6
- cost6
- cots6
- lacs6
- loca6
- locs6
- ocas6
- scan6
- scat6
- scot6
- soca6
- taco6
- talc6
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