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Offense

o 1f 4f 4e 1n 1s 1e 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does offense mean?

noun

  1. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

    Synonymsdiscourtesyoffenceoffensive activity

  2. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

    “he took offence at my question”

    Synonymsumbrageoffence

  3. a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

    Synonymsoffence

  4. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

    Synonymsoffence

  5. the action of attacking an enemy

    Synonymsoffenceoffensive

Is OFFENSE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OFFENSE worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
o 1f 4f 4e 1n 1s 1e 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
o 1f 4f 4e 1n 2s 1e 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
o 1f 4f 4e 1n 1s 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
o 1f 4f 4e 1n 1s 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OFFENSE

Hooks for OFFENSE

Add one letter to the front or back of OFFENSE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

offenses

Words that end like OFFENSE

Common words that share the ending -ENSE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

expensenonsenseimmenseintenselicensecondenseincensedispensesuspensesensedensetenserecompense
All words ending in -ENSE

Offense: quick answers

Is OFFENSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OFFENSE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OFFENSE worth?
OFFENSE scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does offense mean?
As a noun, offense means “a lack of politeness”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OFFENSE?
You can make 55 shorter words from OFFENSE, such as EFFS, OFFS, EFF, OFF. See the full list.