Colony

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A territory controlled by another country or a group of organisms living together.

“The ant colony worked together to build their nest.”

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Contains O and Y with L and N consonants.

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Worth 11 points; Y is valuable at word end.

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