tradeoff
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
Definition of tradeoff
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
“Improved graphics at the expense of battery life was a tradeoff the designers were willing to make.”
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Etymology
Deverbal from trade off.
Words you can make from tradeoff
174 playable · top: AFFORD (13 pts)
Best play afford 13 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
28 words- DRAFF 12 pts
- OFFED 12 pts
- OFFER 11 pts
- DEFAT 9 pts
- DRAFT 9 pts
- FADER 9 pts
- FARED 9 pts
- FATED 9 pts
- AFORE 8 pts
- AFTER 8 pts
- FETOR 8 pts
- FORTE 8 pts
- OFTER 8 pts
- TREFA 8 pts
- ADORE 6 pts
- DATER 6 pts
- DERAT 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- OARED 6 pts
- OREAD 6 pts
- RATED 6 pts
- TARDO 6 pts
- TARED 6 pts
- TRADE 6 pts
- TREAD 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- DAFF 11 pts
- DOFF 11 pts
- OFFA 10 pts
- RAFF 10 pts
- TEFF 10 pts
- TOFF 10 pts
- DAFT 8 pts
- DEAF 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FADO 8 pts
- FARD 8 pts
- FEOD 8 pts
- FORD 8 pts
- AFRO 7 pts
- FARE 7 pts
- FARO 7 pts
- FART 7 pts
- FATE 7 pts
- FEAR 7 pts
- FEAT 7 pts
- FETA 7 pts
- FORA 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FORT 7 pts
- FRAE 7 pts
- FRAT 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- RAFT 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DATO 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DOAT 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DRAT 5 pts
- ODEA 5 pts
- ORAD 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- ROAD 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TOAD 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TRAD 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
3-letter words
54 words- AFF 9 pts
- EFF 9 pts
- OFF 9 pts
- DEF 7 pts
- FAD 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- AFT 6 pts
- ARF 6 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FAR 6 pts
- FAT 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- OAF 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
21 wordsHooks
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