Scrabble Dictionary
Check words in Scrabble Dictionary and make sure it's an official scrabble word.
Yes
Valid in these dictionaries
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US / Canada / Thailand)
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / International)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Meaning of offensive
1 definition found
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offensive
adj 1: violating or tending to violate or offend against;
"violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered
such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
[syn: {offensive}, {violative}]
2: for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive
weapons" [ant: {defensive}]
3: causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" [ant:
{inoffensive}, {unoffending}]
4: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory
scandal" [syn: {unsavory}, {unsavoury}, {offensive}] [ant:
{savory}, {savoury}]
5: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive
odors" [ant: {inoffensive}]
6: substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ;
"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
[syn: {dysphemistic}, {offensive}] [ant: {euphemistic},
{inoffensive}]
7: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
"nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating},
{nauseous}, {noisome}, {queasy}, {loathsome}, {offensive},
{sickening}, {vile}]
n 1: the action of attacking an enemy [syn: {offense},
{offence}, {offensive}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
Use this Scrabble® dictionary checker tool to find out whether a word is acceptable in your scrabble dictionary. When you enter a word and click on Check Dictionary button, it simply tells you whether it's valid or not, and list out the dictionaries in case of valid word. Additionally, you can also read the meaning if you want to know more about a particular word.
Back to Scrabble Word Finder