COLOUR — 6 letter word
colour
The word colour has 6 letters: C, O, L, O, U, R. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "having or capable of producing colors".
6 letter word "colour": C O L O U R — adjective
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 11
Letter Analysis of colour
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of colour
adjective
- having or capable of producing colors "I have an extra roll of color film."
noun
- the appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness or brightness and saturation
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading Synonyms: semblance, gloss
- 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: colouring, coloring
- the timbre of a musical sound "The recording fails to capture the true color of the original music." Synonyms: coloration
- interest and variety and intensity "The Puritan Period was lacking in color." Synonyms: vividness
- the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction "Each flavor of quarks comes in three colors."
- a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race, especially Blacks Synonyms: people of color, people of colour
- any material used for its color "I used a different color for the trim." Synonyms: coloring material, colouring material
verb
- to change color, often in an undesired manner "The shirts discolored." Synonyms: discolor, discolour
- to add color to "The child colored the drawings." Synonyms: colorise, colorize, colourise, colourize, color in
- to affect as in thought or feeling "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case." Synonyms: tinge, distort
- to give a deceptive explanation or excuse for "Don't color a lie." Synonyms: gloss
- to decorate with colors "I colored the walls with warm tones." Synonyms: emblazon
- to modify or bias "Their political ideas color their lectures."