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Snipes

s 1n 1i 1p 3e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of snipe

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does snipes 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

Definitions shown for snipe, the base form of snipes.

Is SNIPES 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) No

How many points is SNIPES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in SNIPES

Anagrams 1

spines

Words that end like SNIPES

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

pipeswipesgripesswipesstripesrecipeswindpipes
All words ending in -IPES

Snipes: quick answers

Is SNIPES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SNIPES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SNIPES worth?
SNIPES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does snipes mean?
snipes is the plural and third-person singular form of snipe, which 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 SNIPES?
You can make 66 shorter words from SNIPES, such as PEINS, PENIS, PINES, PISES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SNIPES?
SNIPES rearranges into SPINES.