SNOWK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SNOWK 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SNOWK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNOWK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNOWK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
snowksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNOWK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNOWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about SNOWK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 SNOWK mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To sniff or nose about, the way an animal searches out a scent, in Scots usage.
Snowk describes the low, searching movement of a nose held close to the ground, whether it belongs to a dog working a trail or a person poking curiously into someone else's business. The Scots word sits close in sound and sense to snook and sniff, and the three most likely share the same old root. Snowk is heard in Scottish dialect speech far more than in standard written English.
How SNOWK is used
Scots dialect; describes sniffing or nosing about rather than a formal search.
- The dog began to snowk along the hedge for a rabbit.
- She always seemed to snowk out gossip before anyone told her.
- The pig will snowk through the mud for scraps all afternoon.
- He stopped to snowk at the air, sure he smelled smoke.
- The terrier snowked round the shed door for an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNOWK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNOWK
The 5 tiles of SNOWK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SNOWK
3 longer words begin with SNOWK.
Shorter words from the letters in SNOWK
Common questions about SNOWK
- Is SNOWK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SNOWK is not in it.
- How many points is SNOWK worth?
- SNOWK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNOWK mean?
- To sniff or nose about, the way an animal searches out a scent, in Scots usage.
- What letters can be added to SNOWK?
- SNOWK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNOWK:
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