Is COLUMBARIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLUMBARIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLUMBARIA mean?
Columbaria is a form of COLUMBARIUM.
- noun
a birdhouse for pigeons
- noun
a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
- noun
a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) = 16 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 COLUMBARIA
COLUMBARIA 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 COLUMBARIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cambial13
- acromial12
- braciola12
- bromic12
- cambia12
- crambo12
- cumbia12
- aboulic11
- acromia11
- boricua11
- caribou11
- clamour11
- labarum11
- macular11
- marabou11
- climb11
- clomb11
- combi11
- crumb11
- abulic10
- ambari10
- arabic10
- baalim10
- bacula10
- barium10
- bromal10
- brumal10
- calami10
- camail10
- clamor10
- corium10
- labium10
- labrum10
- lubric10
- lumbar10
- macula10
- rambla10
- umbral10
- comb10
- aboulia9
- abaci9
- aboma9
- album9
- barca9
- baric9
- boric9
- cabal9
- carbo9
- carob9
- carom9
- cibol9
- claim9
- cobia9
- cobra9
- comal9
- limba9
- limbo9
- locum9
- macro9
- malic9
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