01 Word definition

colouring

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is COLOURING a word?

Yes. COLOURING is a 9-letter noun. a digestible substance used to give color to food Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell COLOURING?

C-O-L-O-U-R-I-N-G

COLOURING contains 9 letters, begins with C, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a digestible substance used to give color to food

    “food color made from vegetable dyes”

2noun

  1. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

    “a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”
Synonyms
coloringfood coloringfood colouringfood colorfood colourcolorcolour
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends17points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is COLOURING spelled?

C1O2L3O4U5R6I7N8G9
Starts withCOLFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats O
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About COLOURING.

How do you spell COLOURING?

COLOURING is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R-I-N-G. It contains 9 letters.