Definition of colon

"colon" in the noun sense

1. colon

the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

2. colon, El Salvadoran colon

the basic unit of money in El Salvador equal to 100 centavos

3. colon, Costa Rican colon

the basic unit of money in Costa Rica equal to 100 centimos

4. Colon, Aspinwall

a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

5. colon

a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

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colon in Scrabble®

The word colon is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters colon:

COLON
(30)
 

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The 159 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In colon

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colon in Words With Friends™

The word colon is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

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

COLON
(54)
 

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The 181 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In colon

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Words within the letters of colon

2 letter words in colon (2 words)

3 letter words in colon (3 words)

4 letter words in colon (3 words)

5 letter words in colon (1 word)

colon + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving colon

Shorter words in colon

on

Longer words containing colon

colonel colonelcies

colonel colonelcy

colonel colonels

colonel uncolonellike

colonial anticolonial anticolonialism anticolonialisms

colonial anticolonial anticolonialist anticolonialists

colonial anticolonial anticolonially

colonial anticolonial anticolonials

colonial colonialised

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colonial colonialism neocolonialism

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colonial colonialist colonialists anticolonialists

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colonial colonialization

colonial colonially anticolonially

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colonic pericolonic

colonies

colonisable

colonisation colonisations decolonisations

colonisation colonisations recolonisations

colonisation decolonisation decolonisations

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colonnade colonnades

colonnading

colonocyte colonocytes

colonocytic

colonoscope colonoscopes

colonoscopic

colonoscopies

colonoscopy

colons semicolons

colony

semicolon semicolons