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Snipe

s 1n 1i 1p 3e 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does snipe mean?

noun

  1. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

  2. a gunshot from a concealed location

verb

  1. hunt or shoot snipe

  2. aim and shoot with great precision

    Synonymssharpshoot

  3. attack in speech or writing

    “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”

    Synonymsattackroundassaillash outassault

Is SNIPE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

SNIPE is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is SNIPE worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
s 1n 1i 1p 3e 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1n 2i 1p 4e 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
s 1n 1i 1p 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
s 1n 1i 1p 3e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SNIPE

Anagrams 4

peinspenispinesspine

Hooks for SNIPE

Add one letter to the front or back of SNIPE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

snipedsnipersnipes

Words that end like SNIPE

Common words that share the ending -IPE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pipewipegripeswipetriperipestriperecipewindpipe
All words ending in -IPE

Snipe: quick answers

Is SNIPE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SNIPE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SNIPE worth?
SNIPE scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does snipe mean?
As a noun, snipe means “Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SNIPE?
You can make 40 shorter words from SNIPE, such as NEPS, NIPS, PEIN, PENI. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SNIPE?
SNIPE rearranges into PEINS, PENIS, PINES, SPINE.