Unscramble snips

23 words come out when you unscramble SNIPS, starting with SNIPS itself: 7 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of SNIPS is on the page: SPINS, each 7 points. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From snips

Counting the words from SNIPS by length: 2 with 5 letters, 8 with 4, 9 with 3 and 4 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with snips

SNIPS and 1 anagram, SPINS, make up the 5-letter words made with SNIPS letters; each scores 7 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with snips

7 of 8 4-letter words in SNIPS tie at 6 points; none scores more. SPIN, PINS and SINS will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with snips

Of the 9 3-letter words from SNIPS, 5 score 5 points, the group's best. PIN, SIN and INS are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with snips

The best of the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble SNIPS is PI, 4 points; IN and IS on 2 follow.

Neighbor Words of SNIPS

Keep every letter of SNIPS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 5-letter words: starting with SN · ending in PS · all 5-letter words

What the Best SNIPS Words Mean

SNIPS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

SNIPS 7 · 9
to cut with a short, quick stroke
SPINS 7 · 9
to draw out and twist into threads
NIPS 6 · 8
to pinch
PINS 6 · 8
to fasten with a slender, pointed piece of metal
PISS 6 · 7
an offensive word
PSIS 6 · 7
a Greek letter
SIPS 6 · 7
to drink in small quantities
SNIP 6 · 8
to cut with a short, quick stroke

SNIPS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SNIPS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SNIPS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 23)222322

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

1 of the 23 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIS.

Add a Letter to SNIPS

These 8 words take every letter of SNIPS plus a single extra one.

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