SHNAPS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHNAPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHNAPS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHNAPS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHNAPS
No single letter turns SHNAPS into another word.
How SHNAPS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHNAPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about SHNAPS
- SHNAPS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHNAPS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHNAPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A strong clear spirit, especially a fruit brandy of Germany and Austria.
Shnaps is a rarer English spelling of the German word Schnaps, which in the original means any strong drink distilled from grain or fruit. Such spirits are usually served in small glasses after a meal and are said to help digestion. English also has the longer spelling schnapps, which is the one most often met in print.
How SHNAPS is used
A rare variant spelling; bars and recipes usually print schnapps.
- A glass of shnaps warmed him after the long walk.
- The innkeeper poured a little shnaps for each guest.
- My uncle made shnaps from the plums in his orchard.
- They finished the dinner with a toast of shnaps.
- Cold shnaps is served in tiny glasses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHNAPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHNAPS
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Common questions about SHNAPS
- Is SHNAPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHNAPS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHNAPS worth?
- SHNAPS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHNAPS mean?
- A strong clear spirit, especially a fruit brandy of Germany and Austria.
- What letters can be added to SHNAPS?
- No single letter can be added to SHNAPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHNAPS:
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