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Updated June 2026
A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation. Also refers to the large intestine.
“Use a colon before listing the ingredients: flour, sugar, and eggs.”
/ˈkəʊ.lən/
co·lon
Contains double O and ends with N - good for testing vowel placement.
Worth 7 points, useful for connecting words with C or L.
Change a single letter of “colon” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “colon”.
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