Is COLUMBINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLUMBINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLUMBINES mean?
Columbines is a form of COLUMBINE.
- noun
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 COLUMBINES
COLUMBINES 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 COLUMBINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- columbine15
- combines14
- nobeliums13
- clubmen13
- combine13
- embolic13
- scumble13
- umbonic13
- binocles12
- ciboules12
- coliseum12
- nelumbos12
- nobelium12
- climbs12
- combes12
- combis12
- cubism12
- binocle11
- boucles11
- bounces11
- buncoes11
- ciboule11
- clonism11
- colbies11
- columns11
- coniums11
- consume11
- ebonics11
- embolus11
- incomes11
- leucism11
- limboes11
- mesclun11
- mesonic11
- milnebs11
- mobiles11
- nelumbo11
- nombles11
- numbles11
- obelism11
- omnibus11
- sublime11
- umbones11
- unicoms11
- climb11
- clomb11
- combe11
- combi11
- combs11
- emulsion10
- nubilose10
- binocs10
- biomes10
- blumes10
- bonces10
- boucle10
- bounce10
- buncos10
- busmen10
- celoms10
Study COLUMBINES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.