8-Letter Words With COLON
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With COLON
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With COLON 7 words
How often does COLON appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words containing COLON. They average 11.6 points and the best is COLONIZE (19 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.6
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 43%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- e 28.6%
- l 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia14.3%
- ie14.3%
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 containing COLON
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 containing COLON are there?
There are 7 eight-letter words containing COLON 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 containing COLON?
COLONIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are COLONICS (12), COLONELS (10), COLONIAL (10).
What are some common eight-letter words containing COLON?
Everyday examples include COLONIAL, COLONIST, COLONELS, COLONIES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing COLON score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include COLONIZE (19), COLONISE (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.