Definition of colour

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • colour is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • colour is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • colour is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of colour


  • any material used for its color (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. coloring material
    3. colouring material
  • (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
  • having or capable of producing colors (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. color
  • decorate with colors (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. emblazon
  • give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. gloss
  • change color, often in an undesired manner (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. discolor
    3. discolour
  • the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
  • interest and variety and intensity (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. vividness
  • modify or bias (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
  • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. gloss
    3. semblance
  • the timbre of a musical sound (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. coloration
    3. colouration
  • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. coloring
    3. colouring
  • affect as in thought or feeling (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. distort
    3. tinge
  • add color to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. color
    2. color in
    3. colorise
    4. colorize
    5. colour in
    6. colourise
    7. colourize

See definition of colour in Merriam Webster