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Yes. The word colossal is a Scrabble US word. The word colossal is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word colossal is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

COLOSSAL,

7-letter words (1 found)

ALCOOLS,

6-letter words (4 found)

ALCOOL,LOCALS,SALOLS,SCALLS,

5-letter words (19 found)

ALCOS,ALOOS,CALLS,CALOS,CLASS,COALS,COLAS,COLLS,COOLS,LASSO,LOCAL,LOCOS,OLLAS,SALOL,SCALL,SOCAS,SOLAS,SOLOS,SOOLS,

4-letter words (32 found)

ALCO,ALLS,ALOO,ALSO,CALL,CALO,CALS,COAL,COLA,COLL,COLS,COOL,COOS,COSS,LACS,LASS,LOCA,LOCO,LOOS,LOSS,OCAS,OLLA,OSSA,SACS,SALL,SALS,SOCA,SOCS,SOLA,SOLO,SOLS,SOOL,

3-letter words (18 found)

ALL,ALS,ASS,CAL,COL,COO,COS,LAC,LAS,LOO,LOS,OCA,OOS,SAC,SAL,SOC,SOL,SOS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,AS,LA,LO,OO,OS,SO,

You can make 82 words from colossal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of colossal

colossal

Etymology

From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlɒsəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒsəl

Adjective

colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)

  1. Extremely large or on a great scale.
  2. Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

Synonyms

  • (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
  • See also Thesaurus:large

Derived terms

  • colossal squid
  • mega-colossal

Related terms

  • colosseum
  • colossus

Translations

Anagrams

  • alcosols

French

Etymology

From colosse +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔ.sal/

Adjective

colossal (feminine colossale, masculine plural colossaux, feminine plural colossales)

  1. colossal, huge
    Synonyms: énorme, gigantesque, titanesque

Derived terms

  • calmar colossal

Descendants

  • → English: colossal
  • → German: kolossal

Further reading

  • “colossal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from colossal. First attested in 1986.

Noun

colossal m (invariable)

  1. (film, theater) high-budget film or play with a high production value, ensemble cast, etc.

Portuguese

Etymology

From colosso +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: co‧los‧sal

Adjective

colossal m or f (plural colossais)

  1. colossal (extremely large)
    Synonyms: gigante, enorme

Further reading

  • “colossal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  • “colossal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Source: wiktionary.org