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Updated June 2026
To bring or gather things together from different places or sources. It can also mean to accumulate items as a hobby or to call for and take away something.
“I collect vintage postcards from seaside towns around Britain.”
/kəˈlɛkt/
col·lect
Contains double L and double C; note the -ECT ending
Worth 11 points; double letters offer parallel word opportunities
Shorter words formed from the letters in “collect”.
Words that begin with “collect”.
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