SNIDES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. SNIDES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SNIDES?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SNIDES is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SNIDES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SNIDES scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in SNIDES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.

What stands out about SNIDES

• SNIDES begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of SNIDES

The 6 tiles of SNIDES in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with SNIDES

1 longer words begin with SNIDES.

Shorter words from the letters in SNIDES

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Common questions about SNIDES

Is SNIDES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNIDES, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SNIDES worth?

SNIDES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SNIDES?

SNIDES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.