off
Off commonly means to kill intentionally and with premeditation. Off is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including not in operation or operational or from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete).
Length
3
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
OF
Ends
OFF
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “OFF” Mean?
/ɒf/
off has 9 documented senses across adjective, adverb, verb.
Adjective
5 sensesnot in operation or operational
“the oven is off”
“the lights are off”
below a satisfactory level
“an off year for tennis”
“his performance was off”
not performing or scheduled for duties
“He's off every Tuesday”
Adverb
3 sensesat a distance in space or time
“the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
“the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)”
“away back in the 18th century”
Synonyms
no longer on or in contact or attached
“clean off the dirt”
“he shaved off his mustache”
Verb
1 senseScrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
not in operation or operational
Length
3 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
F
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
O, F, F
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆OFF has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OFF is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆OFF can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OFF contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
2
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABB
CV Pattern
VCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
OF, FF
Trigrams
OFF
Crossword Intelligence
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