Is OFFENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OFFENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OFFENCES mean?
Offences is a form of OFFENCE.
- noun
the action of attacking an enemy
- noun
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- noun
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
“he took offence at my question”
- noun
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
O (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OFFENCES
OFFENCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OFFENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coffees15
- offence15
- coffee14
- offense13
- coffs13
- scoff13
- coff12
- fences11
- feces10
- fence10
- effs10
- offs10
- eff9
- off9
- cense7
- cones7
- scene7
- scone7
- fees7
- fens7
- foes7
- fons7
- cees6
- cone6
- cons6
- ecos6
- once6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
- foe6
- fon6
- cee5
- con5
- cos5
- eco5
- sec5
- soc5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
- eons4
- esne4
- noes4
- nose4
- ones4
- seen4
- sene4
- sone4
- ens3
- eon3
- nee3
- nos3
- oes3
- one3
- ons3
- ose3
- see3
- sen3
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