offal

Meanings

Plural: offals

Noun

viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
The internal organs of an animal, used as food.
A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.
A dead body; carrion.
That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English offal, offall, offalle (“offal, refuse, scrap waste”), equivalent to off- + fall. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oufal (“offal”), West Frisian ôffal (“offal”), Dutch afval (“waste, refuse”), German Low German Offall (“offal”), German Abfall (“waste, refuse”), Danish affald (“waste, refuse”), Swedish avfall (“waste, refuse”), Old English offeallan (“to cut off”).

Synonyms

fancy meat, variety meat

Scrabble Score: 11

offal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
offal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
offal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

offal is a valid Words With Friends word