Is COLUMBITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COLUMBITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COLUMBITES mean?
Columbites is a form of COLUMBITE.
- noun
a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum
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) + I (1) + T (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 COLUMBITES
COLUMBITES 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 COLUMBITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- columbite15
- outclimbs15
- outclimb14
- combust13
- embolic13
- scumble13
- botulism12
- ciboules12
- coliseum12
- climbs12
- combes12
- combis12
- cubism12
- boucles11
- ciboule11
- colbies11
- costume11
- cultism11
- embolus11
- leucism11
- limboes11
- mobiles11
- obelism11
- stumble11
- subitem11
- sublime11
- telomic11
- tumbles11
- climb11
- clomb11
- combe11
- combi11
- combs11
- outsmile10
- bemist10
- besmut10
- biomes10
- bisect10
- blumes10
- boucle10
- bustic10
- celoms10
- cesium10
- cibols10
- climes10
- cobles10
- comets10
- comtes10
- cubist10
- cubits10
- custom10
- emboli10
- imbues10
- limbos10
- limbus10
- locums10
- miscue10
- miscut10
- mobile10
- mucose10
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