SETOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SETOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SETOFF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SETOFF is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SETOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
setoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SETOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SETOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does SETOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something that balances or cancels out something else, especially a debt or claim set against another.
In law and accounting a setoff lets a person who owes money reduce the sum by what the other side owes in return, so only the difference is paid. In ordinary speech the word describes anything that offsets a drawback, such as a small pleasure set against a hardship. Printers know the term for ink that rubs onto the facing sheet before it has dried. Builders use it for a ledge where a wall steps in and becomes thinner.
How SETOFF is used
Common in legal, financial and printing contexts; also written set-off.
- The court allowed a setoff for the amount he was already owed.
- A cheap flight was a small setoff against the long delay.
- The accountant entered the setoff on the final invoice.
- Smudged pages were caused by setoff in the pile of fresh sheets.
- The wall narrows at a setoff halfway up the tower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SETOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SETOFF
The 6 tiles of SETOFF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SETOFF
1 longer words begin with SETOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in SETOFF
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Common questions about SETOFF
- Is SETOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SETOFF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SETOFF worth?
- SETOFF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SETOFF mean?
- Something that balances or cancels out something else, especially a debt or claim set against another.
- What letters can be added to SETOFF?
- SETOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SETOFF:
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