Is OFFSHORE a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — OFFSHORE is a valid Scrabble word worth 17 points.
OFFSHORE appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
OFFSHORE — Definition
an area of submerged land out from the shore
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: OFFSHORES
OFFSHORE — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
OFFSHORE is worth 17 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| O | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | ||
OFFSHORE in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how OFFSHORE fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | OFFSHORE valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OFFSHORE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OFFSHORE is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 17 Scrabble points.
What does OFFSHORE mean in Scrabble?
OFFSHORE is a noun as: an area of submerged land out from the shore.
How many points is OFFSHORE worth in Scrabble?
OFFSHORE is worth 17points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: F=4 (×2), O=1 (×2), H=4, E=1, R=1, S=1.
Is OFFSHORE a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, OFFSHORE is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Italian (Zingarelli), Dutch (OpenTaal) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).