Is OFFENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OFFENDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OFFENDING mean?
- adjective
offending against or breaking a law or rule
“contracts offending against the statute were canceled”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 OFFENDING
OFFENDING 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 OFFENDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- doffing15
- dieoff13
- effing13
- goniff13
- niffed13
- offend13
- offing13
- fending12
- fonding12
- fifed12
- offed12
- diff11
- doff11
- fening10
- finned10
- foined10
- defog10
- fidge10
- fief10
- fife10
- niff10
- feign9
- fiend9
- fined9
- fogie9
- gonef9
- gonif9
- eff9
- iff9
- off9
- ending8
- ginned8
- defi8
- fend8
- feod8
- fido8
- find8
- fond8
- deign7
- dinge7
- dingo7
- dogie7
- doing7
- geoid7
- fine7
- fino7
- foin7
- info7
- neif7
- def7
- dif7
- fed7
- fid7
- fig7
- fog7
- gif7
- donne6
- inned6
- ding6
- doge6
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