Is WATERCOLOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERCOLOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERCOLOR mean?
- noun
a painting produced with watercolors
- noun
a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
- noun
water-soluble pigment
- noun
the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 15 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 WATERCOLOR
Single letters that turn WATERCOLOR 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 hooks1
Words you can make from WATERCOLOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colewort13
- cowrote12
- crawler12
- waterloo11
- clawer11
- crower11
- trawler10
- cower10
- crawl10
- caroler9
- colorer9
- creator9
- crotale9
- locater9
- locator9
- reactor9
- recolor9
- trowel9
- wooler9
- claw9
- clew9
- cowl9
- craw9
- crew9
- crow9
- carrel8
- carrot8
- cartel8
- carter8
- claret8
- coaler8
- coater8
- colter8
- cooler8
- cooter8
- corral8
- crater8
- lector8
- locate8
- ocelot8
- oracle8
- recoal8
- recoat8
- rectal8
- rector8
- tracer8
- trocar8
- arrow8
- lower8
- owlet8
- rawer8
- rowel8
- rower8
- tawer8
- towel8
- tower8
- trawl8
- waler8
- water8
- wooer8
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