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Yes. The word collywobbles is a Scrabble US word. The word collywobbles is worth 24 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word collywobbles is a Scrabble UK word and has 24 points:

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Yes. The word collywobbles is a Words With Friends word. The word collywobbles is worth 29 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

COLLYWOBBLES,

8-letter words (3 found)

BELLBOYS,COWBELLS,SOWBELLY,

7-letter words (15 found)

BELLBOY,BELLOWS,BLOWBYS,CLOSELY,COBBLES,COBWEBS,COWBELL,COWBOYS,LOOSELY,LOWBOYS,WOBBLES,WOOLSEY,WOOSELL,YELLOWS,YOBBOES,

6-letter words (36 found)

BELLOW,BELOWS,BLOOEY,BLOWBY,BLOWSE,BLOWSY,BOBOLS,BOWELS,BOWSEY,CELLOS,CLOYES,COBBLE,COBLES,COBWEB,COLBYS,COLEYS,COOEYS,COOLLY,COWBOY,ELBOWS,LOBOSE,LOCOES,LOOEYS,LOWBOY,OBOLES,SCOOBY,SLOBBY,SLOWLY,SOBOLE,SOLELY,WOBBLE,WOBBLY,WOOLLY,WOOSEL,YELLOW,YOBBOS,

5-letter words (88 found)

BELLS,BELLY,BELOW,BLEBS,BLEYS,BLOBS,BLOCS,BLOWS,BLOWY,BOBOL,BOBOS,BOLES,BOLLS,BOLOS,BOOBS,BOOBY,BOOLS,BOOSE,BOWEL,BOWES,BOWLS,BOWSE,BOYOS,CELLO,CELLS,CLEWS,CLOSE,CLOWS,CLOYE,CLOYS,COBBS,COBBY,COBLE,COLBY,COLES,COLEY,COLLS,COLLY,COOEY,COOLS,COOLY,COSEY,COWLS,ELBOW,LESBO,LOBBY,LOBES,LOBOS,LOCOS,LOLLS,LOLLY,LOOBY,LOOEY,LOOSE,LOSEL,LOWES,LOWLY,LOWSE,LYSOL,OBEYS,OBOES,OBOLE,OBOLS,OLEOS,SCOWL,SOCLE,SOOEY,SOOLE,SOWCE,SOWLE,SOYLE,SWELL,SWOLE,SYBBE,SYBOE,SYBOW,WEBBY,WELLS,WELLY,WOLLY,WOOLS,WOOLY,WOOSE,WYLES,YELLS,YOBBO,YOWES,YOWLS,

4-letter words (106 found)

BELL,BELS,BEYS,BLEB,BLEW,BLEY,BLOB,BLOC,BLOW,BOBO,BOBS,BOLE,BOLL,BOLO,BOOB,BOOL,BOOS,BOWL,BOWS,BOYO,BOYS,BYES,CELL,CELS,CLEW,CLOW,CLOY,COBB,COBS,COLE,COLL,COLS,COLY,COOL,COOS,COSE,COSY,COWL,COWS,COWY,COYS,EBBS,ECOS,ELLS,LEYS,LOBE,LOBO,LOBS,LOCO,LOLL,LOOS,LOSE,LOWE,LOWS,LOYS,LYES,LYSE,OBES,OBEY,OBOE,OBOL,OBOS,OLEO,OLES,OOSE,OOSY,OWES,OWLS,OWLY,OWSE,OYES,SCOW,SCYE,SECO,SELL,SLEB,SLEW,SLEY,SLOB,SLOE,SLOW,SOLE,SOLO,SOOL,SOWL,SWEY,SWOB,SYBO,SYCE,WEBS,WELL,WELS,WEYS,WOES,WOOL,WOOS,WYES,WYLE,YEBO,YELL,YEOW,YEWS,YOBS,YOWE,YOWL,YOWS,

3-letter words (64 found)

BEL,BES,BEY,BOB,BOO,BOS,BOW,BOY,BYE,BYS,CEL,CLY,COB,COL,COO,COS,COW,COY,EBB,ECO,ELL,ELS,LES,LEW,LEY,LOB,LOO,LOS,LOW,LOY,LYE,OBE,OBO,OBS,OES,OLE,OOS,OSE,OWE,OWL,OYE,OYS,SEC,SEL,SEW,SEY,SLY,SOB,SOC,SOL,SOW,SOY,SWY,SYE,WEB,WEY,WOE,WOO,WOS,WYE,YES,YEW,YOB,YOW,

2-letter words (18 found)

BE,BO,BY,EL,ES,EW,LO,OB,OE,OO,OS,OW,OY,SO,WE,WO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 332 words from collywobbles according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of collywobbles

collywobbles

Etymology

Probably from colic (“severe pains that grip the abdomen”) + wobble (“unsteady motion”). Alternatively, it has been suggested that the word derives from colly (“coal dust”) (in the sense of someone becoming ill from breathing in such dust), or that it is a corruption of cholera.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑliˌwɑb(ə)lz/
  • Hyphenation: col‧ly‧wob‧bles

Noun

collywobbles pl (plural only) (British, informal, chiefly humorous)

  1. Often preceded by the: a stomach ache or an upset stomach. [from 1823]
    Synonyms: bellyache, mulligrubs, tummyache
  2. (by extension) Often preceded by the: anxiety, fear, uneasiness.
    Synonyms: butterflies, butterflies in one’s stomach, creeps, heebie-jeebies, willies

Derived terms

  • collywobbled

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Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “collywobbles”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 26 February 2017.

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