SNEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SNEAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNEAP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNEAP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNEAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sneapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNEAP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about SNEAP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 SNEAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicdialect
To nip or pinch sharply, as cold or frost does, or to rebuke and snub someone in a sharp, cutting way.
Sneap most often described cold weather biting at plants or skin, as when a late frost sneaps young buds and stops them opening properly, a sense that survives in older nature writing and in Shakespeare's image of a sneaping frost catching spring too early. The same word extended naturally to people, where to sneap someone means to check or rebuke them sharply, cutting them down the way frost cuts down a tender shoot. As a noun, a sneap names the rebuke itself, a sharp word meant to put someone in their place rather than a longer or gentler correction. The word has largely dropped out of everyday English and now appears mainly in older literature, dialect glossaries and discussions of Shakespeare's vocabulary.
How SNEAP is used
Archaic and dialectal, met mainly in older English literature and in discussions of Shakespearean vocabulary rather than in current speech.
- A late frost sneaped the young blossoms before they could open.
- The old steward would sneap any servant who answered back.
- His sharp sneap silenced the room at once.
- Cold winds sneaped the fields long before the first snow fell.
- She bore the sneap without complaint, though it clearly stung.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNEAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNEAP
The 5 tiles of SNEAP in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SNEAP
3 longer words begin with SNEAP.
Shorter words from the letters in SNEAP
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Common questions about SNEAP
- Is SNEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNEAP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNEAP worth?
- SNEAP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNEAP mean?
- To nip or pinch sharply, as cold or frost does, or to rebuke and snub someone in a sharp, cutting way.
- What letters can be added to SNEAP?
- SNEAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNEAP:
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