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Words from letters COLONY

From the letters COLONY, you can form as many as 34 words - Check which ones

6 letter words:

  • colony11

5 letter words:

  • cooly10
  • loony8
  • colon7
What words can be composed of letters COLONY

4 letter words:

  • cloy9
  • coly9
  • cony9
  • only7
  • clon6
  • cool6
  • coon6
  • loco6
  • loon4
  • nolo4

3 letter words:

  • cly8
  • coy8
  • loy6
  • noy6
  • ony6
  • yon6
  • col5
  • con5
  • coo5
  • loo3
  • noo3
  • ono3
  • oon3

2 letter words:

  • ny5
  • oy5
  • yo5
  • lo2
  • no2
  • on2
  • oo2

COLONY - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

COLONY

Colony is a noun that refers to a group of people who settle in a new area but maintain ties with their homeland. This word is commonly used to describe a group of organisms, such as ants or bees, that live together in a organized community. In the game of Scrabble, "COLONY" is a great word to play for several reasons. First, it is a 6-letter word, which can help you earn more points due to its length. Additionally, it contains common letters like C, O, L, N, and Y, making it easier to play on the board. If you are able to place it strategically on a Double or Triple Letter/Word tile, you can score even more points. When playing Scrabble, it is important to look for opportunities to create longer words, utilize high-scoring letters, and take advantage of bonus tiles on the board. "COLONY" fits these criteria and can be a valuable addition to your vocabulary during the game. So, next time you have the letters to spell "COLONY," consider using it to boost your score and outplay your opponents.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters COLONY?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters COLONY is the word Colony. Number of letters: 6.
The second longest word is the word Colon. Number of letters: 5.

What anagrams can be formed from the word COLONY?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Colony.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters C,O,L,O,N,Y?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters COLONY is the word Colony. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 11.The second highest-scoring word is the word Cooly. The possible number of points is: 10.

How many letters does the word COLONY have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Colony - number of letters: 6. The word Colony contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 3. The list of vowels present in this word is: O, O, Y. The word Colony contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 3. The list of consonants present in this word is: C, L, N.

How to properly pronounce the word COLONY?


Letter Analysis - word COLONY

The word COLONY, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: C, L, N, O, Y. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter C in the word COLONY

Words that start with the letter C
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 1 0,0
3 48 0,2
4 307 1,3
5 888 3,7
6 1756 7,3
7 2771 11,5
8 3578 14,8
9 3737 15,5
10 3344 13,9
11 2724 11,3
12 2069 8,6
13 1417 5,9
14 904 3,7
15 576 2,4
Words ending with the letter C
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 25 0,4
4 39 0,6
5 124 2,1
6 291 4,8
7 465 7,7
8 749 12,5
9 874 14,6
10 985 16,4
11 945 15,7
12 704 11,7
13 422 7,0
14 248 4,1
15 133 2,2
Occurrences of the letter C in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter C The number of words [%]
0 183088 68,4
1 72018 26,9
2 11766 4,4
3 836 0,3
4 43 0,0

The letter L in the word COLONY

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter N in the word COLONY

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter O in the word COLONY

Words that start with the letter O
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 16 0,2
3 68 0,8
4 155 1,8
5 257 3,0
6 488 5,7
7 842 9,8
8 1293 15,0
9 1401 16,3
10 1287 15,0
11 1031 12,0
12 722 8,4
13 469 5,5
14 345 4,0
15 230 2,7
Words ending with the letter O
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 17 1,0
3 52 2,9
4 206 11,6
5 365 20,5
6 319 17,9
7 265 14,9
8 257 14,4
9 148 8,3
10 93 5,2
11 35 2,0
12 14 0,8
13 10 0,6
14 2 0,1
Occurrences of the letter O in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter O The number of words [%]
0 143337 53,5
1 92065 34,4
2 27771 10,4
3 4176 1,6
4 393 0,1
5 9 0,0

The letter Y in the word COLONY

Words that start with the letter Y
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,4
3 35 3,6
4 119 12,1
5 175 17,8
6 177 18,0
7 167 17,0
8 120 12,2
9 86 8,7
10 48 4,9
11 29 2,9
12 9 0,9
13 8 0,8
14 6 0,6
15 2 0,2
Words ending with the letter Y
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 7 0,0
3 69 0,4
4 262 1,4
5 1254 6,6
6 1624 8,5
7 1752 9,2
8 2166 11,3
9 2274 11,9
10 2364 12,4
11 2259 11,8
12 1940 10,1
13 1490 7,8
14 998 5,2
15 659 3,4
Occurrences of the letter Y in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter Y The number of words [%]
0 229724 85,8
1 36312 13,6
2 1685 0,6
3 30 0,0

The number of letters in the word COLONY: 6

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 6-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 6-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 1187 5,4
B 1566 7,1
C 1756 7,9
D 1138 5,1
E 673 3,0
F 960 4,3
G 997 4,5
H 799 3,6
I 375 1,7
J 318 1,4
K 496 2,2
L 893 4,0
M 1193 5,4
N 467 2,1
O 488 2,2
P 1541 7,0
Q 126 0,6
R 1239 5,6
S 2664 12,0
T 1331 6,0
U 563 2,5
V 419 1,9
W 627 2,8
X 19 0,1
Y 177 0,8
Z 145 0,7
Summary of words with 6 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 738 3,3
B 51 0,2
C 291 1,3
D 2482 11,2
E 2627 11,9
F 57 0,3
G 665 3,0
H 464 2,1
I 270 1,2
J 2 0,0
K 183 0,8
L 805 3,6
M 332 1,5
N 1196 5,4
O 319 1,4
P 173 0,8
R 1997 9,0
S 6360 28,7
T 1220 5,5
U 66 0,3
V 3 0,0
W 116 0,5
X 94 0,4
Y 1624 7,3
Z 22 0,1

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