offense: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with O · ends with E
Meaning of offense
noun
- US, countable, uncountable
The act of offending. A crime or sin.
- US, countable, uncountable
The act of offending. An affront, injury, or insult.
- US, countable, uncountable
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- US, countable, uncountable
A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
Listed forms: offenses, offence.
Source: Wiktionary — offense.
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 offense.
noun
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- discourtesy
- offence
- offensive activity
noun
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
noun
a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
noun
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is offense in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Not found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of offense
O(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + N(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 13 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 offense
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 offense
31 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in offense. Showing up to 24, longest first.