SNARK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SNARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNARK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNARK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNARK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNARK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about SNARK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 SNARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Sarcastic, mocking or sharply critical comments, or a tone of speech marked by this kind of scornful humour.
Snark is speech or writing that criticises through clever, cutting remarks rather than direct anger, often mixing humour with a dismissive or superior attitude. Online comment sections and reviews are frequently described as full of snark when contributors trade sarcastic jabs instead of straightforward opinions. The related adjective snarky describes a person or comment marked by this same sharp, mocking tone.
How SNARK is used
Informal, especially common in modern online and media writing to describe sarcastic or mocking commentary.
- The review was dripping with snark about the film's weak script.
- He responded to every question with a bit of snark.
- Readers enjoyed the article's gentle snark more than its facts.
- Her comments carried a note of snark that annoyed the panel.
- The podcast built its whole style around dry snark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNARK
The 5 tiles of SNARK in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SNARK
5 longer words begin with SNARK.
Shorter words from the letters in SNARK
Common questions about SNARK
- Is SNARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNARK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNARK worth?
- SNARK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNARK mean?
- Sarcastic, mocking or sharply critical comments, or a tone of speech marked by this kind of scornful humour.
- What letters can be added to SNARK?
- SNARK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNARK:
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