Unscramble COLOURATION and you have 319 words, COLOURATION itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from COLOURATION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 1 with 9, 13 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in COLOURATION scores 12.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with COLOURATION letters: COLOURANT, 11 points.
Among 37 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COLOURATION, the top score is 9, reached by 32. CONTROL, AUCTION and CARTOON are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from COLOURATION score 8 points. ACTION, COLOUR and CORONA are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in COLOURATION scores 7. COURT, COLOR and COUNT are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with COLOURATION letters come to 60, each scoring 6 points. CART, COOL and ICON are the familiar ones.
23 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COLOURATION tie at 5 points; none scores more. NOT, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COLOURATION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; INOCULATOR (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: COLOURATION is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLOURATION itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 319) | 250 | 319 | 226 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTROUL, CORONIAL, COUNTROL, NOCTURIA, CLARINO, TRUCIAL, TURACIN, AIRCON, ANICUT, CARLOT, COUTIL, CRIANT and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COLOURATION, COLOURANT, CURATION, ALTCOIN, CORTINA, TRUNCAL, COLTAN, CUATRO, RACINO, RUCOLA, CAURI, CUNIT and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.
With one more tile, the letters of COLOURATION spell the words below.