What does COLLECT mean?

Pronunciation
/kəˈlɛkt/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. get or gather together“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
  2. call for and obtain payment of“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”
  3. assemble or get together“gather some stones”
  4. get or bring together“accumulate evidence”
  5. gather or collect“You can get the results on Monday”

noun

  1. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

adjective

  1. payable by the recipient on delivery“a collect call”

adverb

  1. make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays“call collect”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

collects12

Anagrams of COLLECT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside COLLECT

25 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

collet8cello7cell6 celt6clot6cole6 colt6cote6tell4 tole4toll4 cel5col5 cot5ell3let3 lot3 ole3tel3toe3 el2 et2lo2oe2to2

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Questions

Is COLLECT a valid word in word games?

COLLECT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is COLLECT worth?

COLLECT is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from COLLECT?

25 other words, including TO, LOT, LET and TELL.