OFFENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OFFENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OFFENCE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OFFENCE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OFFENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
offencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OFFENCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OFFENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,526 thousand.
What does OFFENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
An illegal act, or a breach of a rule or accepted standard of behaviour.
Offence has several uses: a crime in law, the hurt feelings that follow an insult, and the attacking side in a team game. British spelling uses offence where American writers prefer offense.
How OFFENCE is used
Offence appears in legal phrases such as criminal offence, and in everyday phrases such as take offence.
- Driving without insurance is a serious offence.
- I meant no offence by the remark.
- The team scored twice because its offence had a strong first half.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OFFENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OFFENCE
3 longer words begin with OFFENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in OFFENCE
Common questions about OFFENCE
- Is OFFENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OFFENCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OFFENCE worth?
- OFFENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OFFENCE mean?
- An illegal act, or a breach of a rule or accepted standard of behaviour.
- What letters can be added to OFFENCE?
- OFFENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OFFENCE:
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