offset

NOUNVERB /ɔf,sɛt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O

offset is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1F4F4S1E1T1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does offset mean?

NOUN · 6 SENSES
2

A natural consequence of development.

3

Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly.

4

A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper.

5

A compensating equivalent.

6

A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips.

SYNONYMS
VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Create an offset in.

“offset a wall”

BROADER
2

Produce by offset printing.

“offset the conference proceedings”

3

Make up for.

“His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”

4

Compensate for or counterbalance.

“offset deposits and withdrawals”

SYNONYMS
5

Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface.

BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of offset

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