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Yes, SNIPES is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: S 1, N 1, I 1, P 3, E 1, S 1.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 8 points.

About SNIPES

SNIPES is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

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
  3. attack in speech or writing
  4. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  5. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Synonyms

Also: lash out, nip off, snip off, cut back.

Not playable in Scrabble US: SHARPSHOOT.

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