off: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 9 letter points · starts with O · ends with F
Meaning of off
adv
- not-comparable
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
Example: He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
- not-comparable
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
Example: Please switch off the light when you leave.
- not-comparable
So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
Example: He bit off the end of the carrot.
- not-comparable
Specifying the number of some item in bills, parts lists, etc.
Example: 3 off 20 amp fuses
Listed forms: offn.
Source: Wiktionary — off.
adj
- predicative
Inoperative, disabled.
Example: All the lights are off.
- predicative
Cancelled; not happening.
Example: The party's off because the hostess is sick.
Not fitted; not being worn.
Example: Your feet will feel better once those tight boots are off.
Denoting something faulty, unsatisfactory, objectionable etc. Not correct; not properly formed; not logical, harmonious, etc.
Listed forms: offn.
Source: Wiktionary — off.
prep
Not positioned upon; away from a position upon.
Example: He's off the roof now.
Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
Example: The phone is off the hook
Outside the area or region of.
Example: The suspect is now believed to be off the campus.
Temporarily not attending (a usual place), especially owing to illness or holiday.
Example: off work; off school
Listed forms: offn.
Source: Wiktionary — off.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for off.
adjective
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
adjective
in an unpalatable state
adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
adverb
at a distance in space or time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is off in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of off
O(1) + F(4) + F(4) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of off
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from off
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in off. Showing up to 24, longest first.