01 Word definition

offside

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OFFSIDE a word?

Yes. OFFSIDE is a 7-letter noun. (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OFFSIDE?

O-F-F-S-I-D-E

OFFSIDE contains 7 letters, begins with O, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)

2adjective

  1. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

    the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside
Synonyms
offsides
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends14points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OFFSIDE spelled?

O1F2F3S4I5D6E7
Starts withOFFFirst 3 letters
Ends withIDELast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats F
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About OFFSIDE.

How do you spell OFFSIDE?

OFFSIDE is spelled O-F-F-S-I-D-E. It contains 7 letters.