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.
S1N12I1P34S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SNIPS by length: 2 with 5 letters, 8 with 4, 9 with 3 and 4 with 2.
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
SNIPS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SNIPS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNIPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 23) | 22 | 23 | 22 |
* 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.
These 8 words take every letter of SNIPS plus a single extra one.