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Snipes

/snaɪps/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Snipes

noun

  1. Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
  2. A fool; a blockhead.
  3. A shot fired from a concealed place.
  4. (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
  5. (ice hockey slang) A goal.

verb

  1. To hunt snipe.
  2. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
  3. (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
  4. To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
  5. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

noun

  1. A cigarette butt.
  2. An animated promotional logo during a television show.
  3. A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
  4. A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.

noun

  1. A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
  2. A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.

verb

  1. To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
  2. To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
Anagrams of Snipes

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "snipes":

spines

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "snipes" and rearranging:

+apansiessapiens
+epenises
+hhipness
+lpensilsspinelssplines
+mmispens
+ospinose
+ppepsins
+rsnipers
+tinstepsspinets
+upuisnessupines
Related Word Patterns
SN...Words starting with "sn"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "snipes"
Letter Values
s1
n1
i1
p3
e1
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Snipes
aardwolvesabacusesabalonesabamperesabasesabashesabatesabatisesabattisesabbaciesabbesabbesses
Related 6-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

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 "Snipes"

Snipes is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "snipes" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Snipes" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "snipes" is a low-scoring word.

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