/ʌv/
preposition

Is OF a Scrabble word?

Yes. OF is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Expressing distance or motion.

Preposition 4 meanings

  1. Expressing distance or motion.

    “He hasn't been well of late.”

  2. Expressing separation.

    “Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.”

  3. Expressing origin.

    “The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.”

  4. Expressing agency.

    “I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: of via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English of, from Old English of (“from, out of, off”), an unstressed form of æf, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away”). Doublet of off, which is the stressed descendant of the same Old English word. More at off.

OF at a glance

OF has 2 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (O 1 + F 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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