OFFIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. OFFIE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OFFIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OFFIE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OFFIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
offiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OFFIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OFFIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does OFFIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A shop licensed to sell alcohol for drinking elsewhere.
Offie is a casual shortening of off-licence, the British term for a shop that sells beer, wine and spirits to take away rather than drink on the premises. The spelling offy is also used for the same shop, and either one names an ordinary corner-shop kind of business rather than a bar or pub.
How OFFIE is used
Informal British speech; not used in American English, where the equivalent is a liquor store.
- He nipped down to the offie for a couple of cans.
- The offie on the corner stays open late on weekends.
- She works evenings behind the till at an offie.
- They stopped by the offie before the party.
- Most towns still have at least one offie near the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OFFIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OFFIE
1 longer words begin with OFFIE.
Words with OFFIE inside
3 words contain OFFIE in the middle. Words that start with OFFIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OFFIE
Common questions about OFFIE
- Is OFFIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OFFIE is not in it.
- How many points is OFFIE worth?
- OFFIE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OFFIE mean?
- A shop licensed to sell alcohol for drinking elsewhere.
- What letters can be added to OFFIE?
- OFFIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OFFIE:
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