SNAKEBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SNAKEBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNAKEBIRD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAKEBIRD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAKEBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
snakebirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNAKEBIRD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SNAKEBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNAKEBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SNAKEBIRD
- All 9 letters of SNAKEBIRD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNAKEBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fish-eating water bird with a long, slender neck and a sharp, pointed bill.
The snakebird gets its name from its neck, which rises from the water like a snake while the body stays submerged. It is related to cormorants and lives in warm, shallow lakes and swamps. After fishing, a snakebird often perches with its wings spread out to dry.
How SNAKEBIRD is used
A common name for the darter or anhinga, used in birdwatching and nature writing.
- A snakebird sat drying its wings on a branch above the swamp.
- Only the neck of the snakebird showed above the water.
- We spotted a snakebird during our boat trip through the wetlands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNAKEBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SNAKEBIRD
1 longer words begin with SNAKEBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAKEBIRD
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Common questions about SNAKEBIRD
- Is SNAKEBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAKEBIRD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAKEBIRD worth?
- SNAKEBIRD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNAKEBIRD mean?
- A fish-eating water bird with a long, slender neck and a sharp, pointed bill.
- What letters can be added to SNAKEBIRD?
- SNAKEBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SNAKEBIRD:
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