Offerred or offered?
Did you mean offered? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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offerred
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offered
Correct spelling: offered. Misspelling: offerred.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Offer + ed: the stress is on OF-, so the R does not double.
Why people write “offerred”
The misspelling “offerred” is only one letter off: it doubles the R, which offered spells with just one.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make offered automatic.
What does “offered” mean?
offered verb
- make available or accessible, provide or furnish
“The conference center offers a health spa”
- present for acceptance or rejection
“She offered us all a cold drink”
Synonyms:proffer
- agree freely
“She volunteered to drive the old lady home”
Synonyms:volunteer
- put forward for consideration
“He offered his opinion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Offered” in a sentence
- She offered to help.
- The conference center offers a health spa.
- She offered us all a cold drink.
- She volunteered to drive the old lady home.
Is “offered” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“offerred” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from OFFERED.