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Colonises

c 3o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of colonise

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does colonises mean?

verb

  1. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

    “Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”

    Synonymscolonize

  2. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

    “The British colonized the East Coast”

    Synonymscolonize

Definitions shown for colonise, the base form of colonises.

Is COLONISES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is COLONISES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4o 1l 2o 1n 2i 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
c 4o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
c 3o 1l 2o 1n 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in COLONISES

Anagrams 1

eclosions

Words that end like COLONISES

Common words that share the ending -ISES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

advertisesexercisessupervisesparadisestelevisesimprovisescircumcisescompromisesenterprisesmerchandisessurprisespromisesadvisesarisescomprisespremisesdevisesrevisesriseschastisestreatisestrellisesdespisesfranchises
All words ending in -ISES

Colonises: quick answers

Is COLONISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COLONISES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COLONISES worth?
COLONISES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does colonises mean?
colonises is the third-person singular form of colonise, which means “settle as a colony”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COLONISES?
You can make 330 shorter words from COLONISES, such as CLOISONS, COLONIES, COLONISE, CONIOSES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of COLONISES?
COLONISES rearranges into ECLOSIONS.