SNAPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SNAPPY 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 SNAPPY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAPPY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAPPY
No single letter turns SNAPPY into another word.
How SNAPPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SNAPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SNAPPY
- SNAPPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNAPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Quick, lively and neat, or short-tempered and inclined to bite out words.
In its cheerful sense, snappy praises something brisk and well turned, such as a catchy slogan, a neat outfit or a fast reply. In its sharper sense it describes a person who answers irritably, a bit like a dog that snaps. The word comes from the verb snap, and the meaning you get depends on whether the context is about style or about temper. The phrase make it snappy is a familiar way to ask someone to hurry.
How SNAPPY is used
Common; the sense is decided by context, with a positive meaning for style and a negative one for mood.
- The ad had a snappy slogan that everyone remembered.
- He gave a snappy salute and marched off.
- She was feeling snappy after a night without sleep.
- A snappy dresser, he always wore a bright bow tie.
- Make it snappy, the bus is leaving in a minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNAPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAPPY
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Common questions about SNAPPY
- Is SNAPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAPPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAPPY worth?
- SNAPPY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNAPPY mean?
- Quick, lively and neat, or short-tempered and inclined to bite out words.
- What letters can be added to SNAPPY?
- No single letter can be added to SNAPPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SNAPPY:
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