SNOWSHOE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SNOWSHOE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNOWSHOE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNOWSHOE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNOWSHOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNOWSHOE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SNOWSHOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNOWSHOE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SNOWSHOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A broad frame strapped to the boot so that the wearer does not sink into deep snow.
A snowshoe spreads the walker's weight over a wide area, which makes trekking across drifts possible. The old versions were wood and rawhide; modern ones use aluminium.
How SNOWSHOE is used
Used for winter hiking gear, and as a verb for walking in them.
- She strapped on each snowshoe at the trailhead.
- A wooden snowshoe hung over the cabin door.
- We decided to snowshoe up to the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNOWSHOE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SNOWSHOE
6 longer words begin with SNOWSHOE.
Shorter words from the letters in SNOWSHOE
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Common questions about SNOWSHOE
- Is SNOWSHOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNOWSHOE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNOWSHOE worth?
- SNOWSHOE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNOWSHOE mean?
- A broad frame strapped to the boot so that the wearer does not sink into deep snow.
- What letters can be added to SNOWSHOE?
- SNOWSHOE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SNOWSHOE:
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