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
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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