SNARE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SNARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNARE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNARE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNARE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about SNARE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A trap, typically a noose of wire or cord, set to catch birds or small animals by the leg or neck; more broadly, anything that lures a person into danger, difficulty or wrongdoing; also short for snare drum.
A hunter sets a snare by hiding a loop of wire along an animal's regular path so that the noose tightens as the creature moves through it, a method far older and quieter than a gun or a mechanical trap. Beyond hunting, snare describes any scheme, temptation or trick designed to catch a person off guard, as when easy money turns out to be a snare leading to debt or trouble. In music, snare refers to the snare drum, named for the tight wires stretched across its lower head that give it a sharp, rattling sound.
How SNARE is used
Used literally in hunting and trapping, figuratively for traps and temptations of many kinds, and in music as a short form of snare drum.
- The trapper checked his snares along the forest trail.
- Easy credit proved to be a snare that left them deeply in debt.
- A rabbit had been caught in the wire snare overnight.
- The drummer tightened the snare before the show began.
- The scam was little more than a snare for careless investors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNARE
The 5 tiles of SNARE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SNARE
5 longer words begin with SNARE.
Words ending in SNARE
2 words end in SNARE. Useful as a back hook: play SNARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SNARE inside
12 words contain SNARE in the middle. Words that start with SNARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SNARE
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Common questions about SNARE
- Is SNARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNARE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNARE worth?
- SNARE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNARE mean?
- A trap, typically a noose of wire or cord, set to catch birds or small animals by the leg or neck; more broadly, anything that lures a person into danger, difficulty or wrongdoing; also short for snare drum.
- What letters can be added to SNARE?
- SNARE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNARE:
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