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COLONY

6 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

COLONY is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

noun
  1. A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
    • Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.
    • Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
  2. A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
    • a colony of British expats in Spain
    • The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany.
  3. A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
    • a nudist colony; the statue was put up right in the middle of the artist colony
    • a leper colony on the outskirts of town; most buildings in the penal colony were made of concrete
  4. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
    • ant colony; coral colony
    • a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids
    • colonies of stem cells
  5. IndiaAn apartment complex or neighborhood.
    • Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.
  6. A local group of Beaver Scouts.
  7. A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
verb
  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo colonize.