SNAFFLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SNAFFLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNAFFLE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAFFLE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAFFLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNAFFLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SNAFFLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SNAFFLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To grab something quickly for oneself, often before anyone else can object.
The verb carries a cheeky tone, as if the thing taken was meant for the group. It also has a literal horse sense, since a snaffle is a jointed bit, and fitting one to a horse is to snaffle it.
How SNAFFLE is used
Snaffle is mostly British and informal, used for quickly taking food, seats or bargains.
- Someone had already managed to snaffle the last biscuit.
- Try to snaffle a good seat before the crowd arrives.
- The groom will snaffle the pony before the ride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNAFFLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SNAFFLE
2 longer words begin with SNAFFLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAFFLE
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Common questions about SNAFFLE
- Is SNAFFLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAFFLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAFFLE worth?
- SNAFFLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNAFFLE mean?
- To grab something quickly for oneself, often before anyone else can object.
- What letters can be added to SNAFFLE?
- SNAFFLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SNAFFLE:
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