8-Letter Words Starting With COLO
- 30 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With COLO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With COLO 30 words
How common is COLO at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 30 eight-letter words that start with COLO. They average 11.9 points, the best is COLONIZE (19 points) and 23.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 30
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.9
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 23.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 23.3%
- e 16.7%
- l 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ou6.7%
- ia3.3%
- ie3.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with COLO
c 3o 1l 1o 1n 1i 1z 10e 1
C 3 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
colonize
- verbsettle as a colony; of countries in the developing world“Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”
- verbsettle as colonists or establish a colony (in)“The British colonized the East Coast”
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How many eight-letter words that start with COLO are there?
There are 30 eight-letter words that start with COLO in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with COLO?
COLONIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are COLORIZE (19), COLORWAY (16), COLOPHON (15).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with COLO?
Everyday examples include COLONIAL, COLOSSAL, COLONIST, COLONELS, COLOSSUS, COLONIES, COLOGNES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words that start with COLO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include COLONIZE (19), COLORIZE (19), COLORWAY (16), COLOBOMA (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.