offense

offense is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Offence. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Alt. of Offence
2. noun. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

   "a long record of crimes"

   Synonyms: crime, offence

3. noun. the action of attacking an enemy

   Synonyms: offence, offensive

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

   Synonyms: discourtesy, offence

5. noun. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

   "he took offence at my question"

   Synonyms: offence, umbrage

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

   Synonyms: offence

Synonyms

crime, offence, offensive, discourtesy, umbrage

Common word forms

offenses, offenseful, offenseless

Words from these letters

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