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Is OFFENSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OFFENSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OFFENSES mean?

Offenses is a form of OFFENSE.

  1. noun

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

  2. noun

    a feeling of anger caused by being offended

    “he took offence at my question”

  3. noun

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

  4. noun

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

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

8

Letters

O (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 OFFENSES

OFFENSES 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 OFFENSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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