01 Word definition

colonies

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is COLONIES a word?

Yes. COLONIES is a 8-letter noun. COLONIES is a plural or present-tense form of COLONY: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell COLONIES?

C-O-L-O-N-I-E-S

COLONIES contains 8 letters, begins with C, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

COLONIES is a plural or present-tense form of COLONY.

1noun

  1. COLONIES is a plural or present-tense form of COLONY: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

    “the American colony in Paris”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends13points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is COLONIES spelled?

C1O2L3O4N5I6E7S8
Starts withCOLFirst 3 letters
Ends withIESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats O
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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About COLONIES.

How do you spell COLONIES?

COLONIES is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-E-S. It contains 8 letters.