offensively
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 11
/əˈfɛnsɪvli/
(US)
Definition of offensively
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In an offensive manner.
“I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […]”
“The problem is that it would be difficult to use a joker offensively since you could never know how it was going to move, meaning it’d be most useful setting it up for potential queen/rook captures to disincentivize your opponent from moving those pieces.”
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Etymology
From offensive + -ly.
Words you can make from offensively
200+ playable · top: OFFENSIVE (18 pts)
Best play offensive 18 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
46 words- SNIFFY 15 pts
- ENVOYS 12 pts
- EVENLY 12 pts
- FELONY 12 pts
- FINELY 12 pts
- FOLEYS 12 pts
- LOVEYS 12 pts
- SYLVIN 12 pts
- VINYLS 12 pts
- ELEVON 9 pts
- ELFINS 9 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- ENVOIS 9 pts
- FELINE 9 pts
- FELONS 9 pts
- FILOSE 9 pts
- FLENSE 9 pts
- LEVIES 9 pts
- LEVINS 9 pts
- LINSEY 9 pts
- LIVENS 9 pts
- LYSINE 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- NOSILY 9 pts
- NOVELS 9 pts
- OLEFIN 9 pts
- OLIVES 9 pts
- OVINES 9 pts
- SELFIE 9 pts
- SLIEVE 9 pts
- SLOVEN 9 pts
- SNIVEL 9 pts
- VENOSE 9 pts
- VOILES 9 pts
- YEELIN 9 pts
- ELOINS 6 pts
- ENISLE 6 pts
- ENSILE 6 pts
- EOSINE 6 pts
- INSOLE 6 pts
- LEONES 6 pts
- LESION 6 pts
- OLEINE 6 pts
- OLEINS 6 pts
- ONESIE 6 pts
- SENILE 6 pts
5-letter words
83 words- NIFFY 14 pts
- VIFFS 14 pts
- ENVOY 11 pts
- FIEFS 11 pts
- FIFES 11 pts
- FIVES 11 pts
- FLEYS 11 pts
- FOLEY 11 pts
- LOVEY 11 pts
- NIFFS 11 pts
- SNIFF 11 pts
- VEINY 11 pts
- VINYL 11 pts
- EENSY 8 pts
- ELFIN 8 pts
- ELVEN 8 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- ENVOI 8 pts
- EVENS 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- FEELS 8 pts
- FELON 8 pts
- FILES 8 pts
- FILOS 8 pts
- FINES 8 pts
- FINOS 8 pts
- FLEES 8 pts
- FLIES 8 pts
- FLOES 8 pts
- FOILS 8 pts
- FOINS 8 pts
- INFOS 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIEVE 8 pts
- LINEY 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- LOVES 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- NEIFS 8 pts
- NEVES 8 pts
- NIEVE 8 pts
- NOILY 8 pts
- NOISY 8 pts
- NOSEY 8 pts
- NOVEL 8 pts
- OLIVE 8 pts
- OVENS 8 pts
- OVINE 8 pts
- SEELY 8 pts
- SEVEN 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- SOLVE 8 pts
- SONLY 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VEINS 8 pts
- VINES 8 pts
- VINOS 8 pts
- VIOLS 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- VOILE 8 pts
- VOLES 8 pts
- YONIS 8 pts
- ELOIN 5 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LEONE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINOS 5 pts
- LIONS 5 pts
- LOINS 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- NOILS 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- OLEIN 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- IFFY 13 pts
- EFFS 10 pts
- ENVY 10 pts
- FIEF 10 pts
- FIFE 10 pts
- FIVE 10 pts
- FLEY 10 pts
- FOYS 10 pts
- LEVY 10 pts
- EELY 7 pts
- EVEN 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYES 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- FEEL 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FILO 7 pts
- FILS 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FLEE 7 pts
- FLOE 7 pts
- FOES 7 pts
- FOIL 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONS 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
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