Sneak
/sniːk/
noun
- One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
"My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary."
- A cheat; a con artist.
"I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate."
- An informer; a tell-tale.
- A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
- A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
verb
- To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
"He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone."
- To take something stealthily without permission.
"I went to sneak a chocolate but my dad caught me."
- (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
"She asked me to sneak her a phone next month."
- To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
- (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.
"If you sneak on me I'll bash you!"
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Sneak"
Sneak is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "sneak" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Sneak" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sneak" is a low-scoring word.