color
COLOR is a five-letter word for the spectral composition of visible light; it scores 7 Scrabble points and is accepted as a Wordle answer and guess.
Noun 4 meanings
The spectral composition of visible light.
“Humans and birds can perceive color.”
A subset thereof:
“Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.”
A paint.
“The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.”
Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
“Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
“Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.”
Verb 4 meanings
To give something color.
“We could color the walls red.”
To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
“My kindergartener loves to color.”
To become red through increased blood flow.
“Her face colored as she realized her mistake.”
To affect without completely changing.
“That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.”
Etymology
From Middle English colour, color, borrowed from Anglo-Norman colur, from Old French colour, color, from Latin color. Doublet of couleur. Largely displaced English blee, Middle English blee (“color”), from Old English blēo.
Similar and opposite words
COLOR is familiar everyday vocabulary, not merely a playable arrangement of tiles. Its scoring mix is strikingly simple: C is worth 3 points, while O, L, O, and R are worth 1 each. Add those face values and the word totals 7 before any board premium, making the C the tile to place carefully.
COLOR at a glance
- COLOR has five letters and is marked as a common word.
- Its Scrabble face-value score is 7, led by C at 3 points.
- The word is accepted as both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
- CROOL is its sole anagram; the word has three one-letter neighbors.
What does COLOR mean, and what is its score?
COLOR means the spectral composition of visible light; the definition also includes a subset of that spectrum. That concise sense covers the familiar idea of color as a property of light, rather than a special game term. The word is marked common, so its everyday meaning is the one most players will recognize.
The Scrabble total comes from C at 3 points plus O, L, O, and R at 1 point apiece. Keep the C for a premium letter square when the board offers one; the repeated O tiles do not raise the face-value total. Board premiums change the turn score, not COLOR’s base value.
Which words are one-letter neighbors of COLOR?
COLOR has three one-letter neighbors: COLON, DOLOR, and COLOG. COLON changes the final R to N, DOLOR changes the opening C to D, and COLOG changes the final R to G. The familiar neighbor is COLON; COLOG is much less likely to come to mind during a quick rack search.
Word-game solvers can also use COLOR as an answer or an allowed guess in Wordle. Its only anagram here is CROOL, while its 12 rhymes include SAILOR, TAILOR, and VALOR. CROOL is obscure, so check your game's word list before relying on it; COLOR itself is the everyday entry.
Rhymes with color
All rhymes- CHANCELLOR17
- BACHELOR15
- COUNSELOR11
- SAILOR6
- COUNCILLOR14
- TAILOR6
- PARLOR8
- COUNSELLOR12
- VALOR8
- WATERCOLOR15
- COUNCILOR13
- FLOR7
One letter away
- COLON7
- DOLOR6
- COLOG8
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