Colleague

Definition

1. (noun) A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.
2. (verb) To unite or associate with another or with others. “Young Fortinbras,/ Holding a weak supposal of our worth/...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage,/...hath not failed to pester us with message/ Importing the surrender of those lands/Lost by his father. - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 2)”

Word stats

• Colleague contains 9 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 7 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

Words you can build

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• lea
• lee
• leg
• log
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Word neighbours

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Words starting with COL

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• cola
• colander
• colanders
• colas
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• colder
• coldest
• coldly
• coldness
• colds
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• colic
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• colitis
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Words ending with GUE

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• analogue
• argue
• brogue
• catalogue
• demagogue
• dialogue
• epilogue
• fatigue
• fugue
• harangue
• intrigue
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• morgue
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