Definition of colonises

"colonises" in the verb sense

1. colonize, colonise

settle as a colony of countries in the developing world

"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

2. colonize, colonise

settle as colonists or establish a colony (in

"The British colonized the East Coast"

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colonises in Scrabble®

The word colonises is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters colonises:

COLONISES
(108)
COLONISES
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

cession, colossi, console, cosines, insoles, lesions, lioness, loonies, loosens, oleosin, oncosis, ossicle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word colonises

COLONISES
(108)
COLONISES
(108)
COLONISES
(72)
COLONISES
(72)
COLONISES
(48)
COLONISES
(45)
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COLONISES
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COLONISES
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COLONISES
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(26)
COLONISES
(24)
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COLONISES
(24)
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(24)
COLONISES
(24)
COLONISES
(22)
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(22)
COLONISES
(22)
COLONISES
(21)
COLONISES
(16)
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(16)
COLONISES
(15)
COLONISES
(15)
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(15)
COLONISES
(14)
COLONISES
(14)
COLONISES
(14)
COLONISES
(14)
COLONISES
(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In colonises

COLONISES
(108)
COLONISES
(108)
OSSICLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSOLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CESSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
COSINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLOSSI
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSOLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COSINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLOSSI
(86 = 36 + 50)
OSSICLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CESSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
OSSICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLOSSI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CESSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COSINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LIONESS
(78 = 28 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
LESIONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
LOONIES
(78 = 28 + 50)
LOOSENS
(78 = 28 + 50)
INSOLES
(78 = 28 + 50)
CESSION
(77 = 27 + 50)
COLOSSI
(77 = 27 + 50)
COSINES
(77 = 27 + 50)
OSSICLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
CONSOLE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(77 = 27 + 50)
CONSOLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
COLOSSI
(76 = 26 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(76 = 26 + 50)
COSINES
(76 = 26 + 50)
OSSICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
CESSION
(76 = 26 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
COSINES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLOSSI
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLOSSI
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
COSINES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOOSENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LIONESS
(74 = 24 + 50)
LESIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSOLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
OSSICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSOLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSOLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CESSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
CESSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
COLOSSI
(72 = 22 + 50)
COSINES
(72 = 22 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CESSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
CESSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
CESSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLONISES
(72)
COSINES
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLOSSI
(72 = 22 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSOLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLONISES
(72)
CONSOLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLOSSI
(72 = 22 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CESSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSOLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OSSICLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COSINES
(72 = 22 + 50)
OSSICLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
COSINES
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLOSSI
(72 = 22 + 50)
COSINES
(72 = 22 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(72 = 22 + 50)
COLOSSI
(72 = 22 + 50)
OSSICLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSOLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CESSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
OSSICLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSOLE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INSOLES
(71 = 21 + 50)
OLEOSIN
(71 = 21 + 50)
LIONESS
(71 = 21 + 50)
LESIONS
(71 = 21 + 50)
LOONIES
(71 = 21 + 50)
LOOSENS
(71 = 21 + 50)
COSINES
(70 = 20 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONSOLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONSOLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONSOLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
COSINES
(70 = 20 + 50)
CESSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
ONCOSIS
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CONSOLE
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CONSOLE
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COSINES
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ONCOSIS
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CESSION
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COSINES
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COSINES
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CESSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
OSSICLE
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COLOSSI
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLOSSI
(70 = 20 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(70 = 20 + 50)
ONCOSIS
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLOSSI
(70 = 20 + 50)
CESSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLOSSI
(70 = 20 + 50)
COLOSSI
(70 = 20 + 50)
OSSICLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
OSSICLE
(70 = 20 + 50)

colonises in Words With Friends™

The word colonises is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters colonises:

COLONISES
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

cession, colossi, console, cosines, insoles, lesions, lioness, loonies, loosens, oleosin, oncosis, ossicle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word colonises

COLONISES
(162)
COLONISES
(96)
COLONISES
(96)
COLONISES
(78)
COLONISES
(72)
COLONISES
(66)
COLONISES
(60)
COLONISES
(60)
COLONISES
(60)
COLONISES
(60)
COLONISES
(56)
COLONISES
(56)
COLONISES
(54)
COLONISES
(54)
COLONISES
(54)
COLONISES
(52)
COLONISES
(48)
COLONISES
(40)
COLONISES
(36)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(32)
COLONISES
(30)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(28)
COLONISES
(24)
COLONISES
(21)
COLONISES
(21)
COLONISES
(20)
COLONISES
(19)
COLONISES
(19)
COLONISES
(19)
COLONISES
(18)
COLONISES
(18)
COLONISES
(18)
COLONISES
(18)
COLONISES
(17)
COLONISES
(17)
COLONISES
(17)
COLONISES
(17)
COLONISES
(17)
COLONISES
(16)
COLONISES
(16)
COLONISES
(16)
COLONISES
(15)
COLONISES
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In colonises

COLONISES
(162)
CONSOLE
(107 = 72 + 35)
COLOSSI
(104 = 69 + 35)
COSINES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CESSION
(98 = 63 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(98 = 63 + 35)
OSSICLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
COLONISES
(96)
COLONISES
(96)
CONSOLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CESSION
(92 = 57 + 35)
COSINES
(92 = 57 + 35)
COLOSSI
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONSOLE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CESSION
(86 = 51 + 35)
COSINES
(86 = 51 + 35)
OSSICLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONSOLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
COSINES
(80 = 45 + 35)
COSINES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSOLES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSOLES
(80 = 45 + 35)
COLOSSI
(80 = 45 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CESSION
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOOSENS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OSSICLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOOSENS
(80 = 45 + 35)
COLOSSI
(80 = 45 + 35)
LIONESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OSSICLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
COLOSSI
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOONIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
CESSION
(80 = 45 + 35)
CESSION
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOONIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
LOONIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
LIONESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
LESIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LESIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OSSICLE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(80 = 45 + 35)
LIONESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(79 = 44 + 35)
COSINES
(79 = 44 + 35)
CESSION
(79 = 44 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CESSION
(79 = 44 + 35)
CESSION
(79 = 44 + 35)
OSSICLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
COLOSSI
(79 = 44 + 35)
COLOSSI
(79 = 44 + 35)
COLOSSI
(79 = 44 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OSSICLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
OSSICLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
COSINES
(79 = 44 + 35)
COSINES
(79 = 44 + 35)
COLONISES
(78)
CONSOLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONSOLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONSOLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONSOLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONSOLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
COSINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
CESSION
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOONIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOONIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOONIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
COSINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
COSINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OSSICLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OSSICLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
OSSICLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OSSICLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOOSENS
(74 = 39 + 35)
COSINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOOSENS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOOSENS
(74 = 39 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
OSSICLE
(74 = 39 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
COSINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOOSENS
(74 = 39 + 35)
COLOSSI
(74 = 39 + 35)
LESIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LESIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
CESSION
(74 = 39 + 35)
COLOSSI
(74 = 39 + 35)
LIONESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LOONIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LIONESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
COLOSSI
(74 = 39 + 35)
COLOSSI
(74 = 39 + 35)
CESSION
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSOLES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LESIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSOLES
(74 = 39 + 35)
COLOSSI
(74 = 39 + 35)
LESIONS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LIONESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSOLES
(74 = 39 + 35)
CESSION
(74 = 39 + 35)
LIONESS
(74 = 39 + 35)
COSINES
(73 = 38 + 35)
OSSICLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(73 = 38 + 35)
COLOSSI
(73 = 38 + 35)
CESSION
(73 = 38 + 35)
COLONISES
(72)
OLEOSIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
INSOLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
LESIONS
(71 = 36 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
INSOLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
LIONESS
(71 = 36 + 35)
INSOLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
LIONESS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOOSENS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOOSENS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOOSENS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LESIONS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
LIONESS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LESIONS
(71 = 36 + 35)
LOONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENOLIC
(69)
COLONS
(69)
CONSOL
(69)
OLEOSIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOONIES
(68 = 33 + 35)
LESIONS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOONIES
(68 = 33 + 35)
INSOLES
(68 = 33 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOONIES
(68 = 33 + 35)
LESIONS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOOSENS
(68 = 33 + 35)
INSOLES
(68 = 33 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOOSENS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOOSENS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LOOSENS
(68 = 33 + 35)
OLEOSIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
LESIONS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LIONESS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LIONESS
(68 = 33 + 35)
LIONESS
(68 = 33 + 35)
INSOLES
(68 = 33 + 35)
INSOLES
(68 = 33 + 35)
LESIONS
(68 = 33 + 35)
INSOLES
(68 = 33 + 35)
CONSOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONSOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONSOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
COLONISES
(66)
OSSICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(65 = 30 + 35)
COLOSSI
(65 = 30 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(65 = 30 + 35)
COSINES
(65 = 30 + 35)
CESSION
(65 = 30 + 35)
COSINES
(65 = 30 + 35)
COLOSSI
(65 = 30 + 35)
OSSICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CESSION
(65 = 30 + 35)
CONSOLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONSOLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONSOLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLONES
(63)
CONSOLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONSOLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
LOOSENS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(61 = 26 + 35)
LOONIES
(61 = 26 + 35)
LESIONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
CESSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
COLOSSI
(61 = 26 + 35)
CESSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ONCOSIS
(61 = 26 + 35)
CONSOLE
(61 = 26 + 35)

Words containing the sequence colonises

Words that start with colonises (1 word)

Words with colonises in them (1 word)

Words that end with colonises (4 words)

Word Growth involving colonises

Shorter words in colonises

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Longer words containing colonises

decolonises

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