Colombo
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka, a major Indian Ocean port located on the western coast of the island.
“The delegation landed in Colombo before continuing inland to the cultural capital of Kandy.”
Pronunciation
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co·lom·bo
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A proper noun containing three O's, which is an unusual distribution for seven letters
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Proper nouns are not valid in standard Scrabble, so avoid playing COLOMBO
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