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9 Letter Words Starting With OF

There are 32 valid 9 letter words that start with OF, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

offhanded - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

offhanded - 20 points

Words With Friends

offcolour - 20 points

9 Letter Words (32)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With of

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 32 word list is 53.1 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 offcolour 17 17 20 54
#2 offendant 16 16 18 50
#3 offenders 16 16 17 49
#4 offending 17 17 20 54
#5 offension 15 15 17 47
#6 offensive 18 18 20 56
#7 offerable 17 17 19 53
#8 offerings 16 16 18 50
#9 offertory 18 18 17 53
🏆 #10 offhanded 20 20 20 60
#11 officered 18 18 19 55
#12 officials 17 17 19 53
#13 officiant 17 17 19 53
#14 officiary 20 20 20 60
#15 officiate 17 17 18 52
#16 officinal 17 17 20 54
#17 officious 17 17 19 53
#18 offloaded 17 17 18 52
#19 offprints 17 17 19 53
#20 offsaddle 17 17 18 52

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with OF will give you far more flexible options try 9 letter words starting with OF for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with of?

offhanded — worth 60 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 20).

How many 9 letter words start with of?

32 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter of words will come up far more often.