SNAFU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SNAFU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNAFU?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAFU is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAFU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
snafusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNAFU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNAFU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does SNAFU mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A situation thrown into total confusion or chaos; a serious mix-up.
Snafu began as military slang during the Second World War, formed from the initial letters of a blunt phrase describing a situation as completely fouled up, though today most speakers use the word without thinking about its origin at all. It now describes any confused, chaotic mess, from a scheduling error at work to a large-scale organisational failure, without any military connection required. The word can also work as an adjective or verb, so a plan can be described as snafu or said to have snafued completely. Its casual, slightly humorous tone keeps snafu out of formal or official writing.
How SNAFU is used
Informal noun for a chaotic mix-up, common in everyday and workplace speech rather than formal writing.
- A scheduling snafu left half the guests without seats.
- The whole launch turned into one big snafu.
- A printing snafu delayed the morning newspapers.
- They blamed the delay on a computer snafu.
- Another snafu at the border held up the shipment for days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNAFU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNAFU
The 5 tiles of SNAFU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SNAFU
3 longer words begin with SNAFU.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAFU
Common questions about SNAFU
- Is SNAFU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAFU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAFU worth?
- SNAFU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNAFU mean?
- A situation thrown into total confusion or chaos; a serious mix-up.
- What letters can be added to SNAFU?
- SNAFU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNAFU:
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