SNOWBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SNOWBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNOWBIRD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNOWBIRD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNOWBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
snowbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNOWBIRD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SNOWBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNOWBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SNOWBIRD
- All 8 letters of SNOWBIRD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNOWBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A person from a cold northern region who spends winter in a warmer place; also a small bird of snowy country.
In Florida and Arizona the snowbird is a seasonal resident, often retired, who heads home in spring. Birdwatchers apply the same name to the snow bunting and the junco.
How SNOWBIRD is used
Informal; used for seasonal migrants, human and avian.
- Every winter the snowbird couple drove south to Florida.
- A snowbird hopped across the frozen yard.
- Local shops depend on snowbird spending in February.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNOWBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SNOWBIRD
1 longer words begin with SNOWBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in SNOWBIRD
Showing 40 of 206. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SNOWBIRD
- Is SNOWBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNOWBIRD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNOWBIRD worth?
- SNOWBIRD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNOWBIRD mean?
- A person from a cold northern region who spends winter in a warmer place; also a small bird of snowy country.
- What letters can be added to SNOWBIRD?
- SNOWBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SNOWBIRD:
Open SNOWBIRD in the Word Finder