SNIPERSCOPE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SNIPERSCOPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNIPERSCOPE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNIPERSCOPE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNIPERSCOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sniperscopesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNIPERSCOPE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SNIPERSCOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNIPERSCOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SNIPERSCOPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An optical device fitted to a rifle that lets the shooter see targets in the dark.
The sniperscope was an early night-vision sight, first used by soldiers in the mid twentieth century. It turned weak infrared light into a visible picture. The word is now dated, replaced by terms such as night sight.
How SNIPERSCOPE is used
Dated military term, found in histories of weapons and night vision.
- The soldier peered through a sniperscope at the dark road.
- An early sniperscope was heavy and needed a separate battery.
- The museum displayed a sniperscope from the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNIPERSCOPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SNIPERSCOPE
1 longer words begin with SNIPERSCOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in SNIPERSCOPE
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Common questions about SNIPERSCOPE
- Is SNIPERSCOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNIPERSCOPE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNIPERSCOPE worth?
- SNIPERSCOPE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNIPERSCOPE mean?
- An optical device fitted to a rifle that lets the shooter see targets in the dark.
- What letters can be added to SNIPERSCOPE?
- SNIPERSCOPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SNIPERSCOPE:
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