SNIPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SNIPPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNIPPY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNIPPY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNIPPY
No single letter turns SNIPPY into another word.
How SNIPPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SNIPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SNIPPY
- SNIPPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNIPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Curt and sharp in manner, with a touch of irritation or condescension.
A snippy reply is short, clipped and a little cutting, the kind of answer given by someone who is impatient or feels talked down to. The mood it describes is a brisk verbal snap, which is milder than rude and more pointed than merely brief. The word is usually aimed at a tone of voice rather than at what is actually said.
How SNIPPY is used
Informal; most often used of a tone of voice, a remark or a person in a bad mood.
- She gave a snippy answer and turned back to her screen.
- There was no need to be so snippy about a small mistake.
- His snippy email arrived before anyone had finished reading the report.
- The waiter grew snippy when the table kept changing its order.
- Why are you being snippy with me today?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNIPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SNIPPY
Common questions about SNIPPY
- Is SNIPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNIPPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNIPPY worth?
- SNIPPY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNIPPY mean?
- Curt and sharp in manner, with a touch of irritation or condescension.
- What letters can be added to SNIPPY?
- No single letter can be added to SNIPPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SNIPPY:
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