OFFBEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OFFBEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OFFBEAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OFFBEAT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OFFBEAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
offbeatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OFFBEAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OFFBEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does OFFBEAT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Unusual or unconventional in a way that departs from what is expected.
Offbeat is usually a friendly word, praising something for being quirky rather than merely strange. In music the same word names a weak beat in the bar, which is where the figurative sense comes from.
How OFFBEAT is used
Offbeat is common in reviews and travel writing for films, shops, humour and tourist spots that avoid the mainstream.
- The cafe is known for its offbeat decor and handwritten menus.
- She has an offbeat sense of humour that not everyone appreciates.
- The director favours offbeat stories about ordinary people in odd places.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OFFBEAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OFFBEAT
1 longer words begin with OFFBEAT.
Shorter words from the letters in OFFBEAT
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Common questions about OFFBEAT
- Is OFFBEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OFFBEAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OFFBEAT worth?
- OFFBEAT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OFFBEAT mean?
- Unusual or unconventional in a way that departs from what is expected.
- What letters can be added to OFFBEAT?
- OFFBEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OFFBEAT:
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