Is WATERCOLOUR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERCOLOUR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERCOLOUR mean?
- noun
water-soluble pigment
- noun
a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
- noun
a painting produced with watercolors
- noun
the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) = 16 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 WATERCOLOUR
Single letters that turn WATERCOLOUR 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 WATERCOLOUR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- watercolor15
- colewort13
- outcrawl13
- cowrote12
- crawler12
- outcrow12
- waterloo11
- clawer11
- crower11
- curlew11
- clearout10
- colourer10
- recolour10
- outwear10
- outwore10
- trawler10
- cower10
- crawl10
- caroler9
- cloture9
- clouter9
- colorer9
- coruler9
- coulter9
- courter9
- creator9
- crotale9
- curator9
- ecotour9
- locater9
- locator9
- outrace9
- reactor9
- recolor9
- touraco9
- outlaw9
- outrow9
- outwar9
- trowel9
- wooler9
- claw9
- clew9
- cowl9
- craw9
- crew9
- crow9
- acuter8
- carrel8
- carrot8
- cartel8
- carter8
- claret8
- coaler8
- coater8
- colour8
- colter8
- colure8
- cooler8
- cooter8
- corral8
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