OFFLOAD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OFFLOAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OFFLOAD?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OFFLOAD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OFFLOAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
offloadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OFFLOAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OFFLOAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does OFFLOAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To unload cargo, or to get rid of something by passing it on to someone else.
Dockworkers offload ships, but the verb also covers selling off unwanted stock or handing a task to a colleague. In computing it means moving work from one processor to another.
How OFFLOAD is used
Offload is used literally for cargo and figuratively for burdens and tasks.
- Workers began to offload the crates at dawn.
- The shop hoped to offload its old stock before winter.
- She needed a friend to listen so she could offload her worries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OFFLOAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OFFLOAD
3 longer words begin with OFFLOAD.
Shorter words from the letters in OFFLOAD
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Common questions about OFFLOAD
- Is OFFLOAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OFFLOAD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OFFLOAD worth?
- OFFLOAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OFFLOAD mean?
- To unload cargo, or to get rid of something by passing it on to someone else.
- What letters can be added to OFFLOAD?
- OFFLOAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OFFLOAD:
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