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Colonizing

c 3o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · present participle of colonize

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

What does colonizing mean?

verb

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

    “Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”

    Synonymscolonise

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

    “The British colonized the East Coast”

    Synonymscolonise

Definitions shown for colonize, the base form of colonizing.

Is COLONIZING 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 COLONIZING worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
c 3o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

27 pts
c 4o 1l 2o 1n 2i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

24 pts
c 4o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
c 3o 1l 2o 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in COLONIZING

Words that end like COLONIZING

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

sizingcapsizing
All words ending in -IZING

Colonizing: quick answers

Is COLONIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COLONIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COLONIZING worth?
COLONIZING scores 22 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does colonizing mean?
colonizing is the present participle of colonize, which means “settle as a colony”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COLONIZING?
You can make 121 shorter words from COLONIZING, such as ZINCING, COZING, OZONIC, ZOONIC. See the full list.