Is WATERCOLOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERCOLOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERCOLOURS mean?
Watercolours is a form of WATERCOLOUR.
- 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
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 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 WATERCOLOURS
WATERCOLOURS 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 WATERCOLOURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- watercolors16
- watercolour16
- watercolor15
- coleworts14
- outcrawls14
- colewort13
- crawlers13
- outcrawl13
- outcrows13
- scrawler13
- lousewort12
- waterloos12
- clawers12
- cowrote12
- crawler12
- crowers12
- curlews12
- outcrow12
- scowler12
- carrousel11
- clearouts11
- colourers11
- craterous11
- recolours11
- outsware11
- outswear11
- outswore11
- outwears11
- trawlers11
- warstler11
- waterloo11
- clawer11
- cowers11
- crawls11
- crower11
- curlew11
- escrow11
- scrawl11
- sowcar11
- acoelous10
- carolers10
- carousel10
- carouser10
- clearout10
- closeout10
- clotures10
- clouters10
- colorers10
- colourer10
- corulers10
- coulters10
- courters10
- creators10
- crotales10
- curators10
- ecotours10
- lacteous10
- locaters10
- locators10
- locustae10
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