Is SNATCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SNATCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SNATCHES mean?
Snatches is a form of SNATCH.
- verb
to grasp hastily or eagerly
“Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone”
- verb
to make grasping motions
“the cat snatched at the butterflies”
- noun
a small fragment
“overheard snatches of their conversation”
- noun
obscene terms for female genitals
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SNATCHES
SNATCHES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of SNATCHES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SNATCHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chastens13
- stanches13
- chasten12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- cashes11
- chants11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chests11
- encash11
- hances11
- naches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- snatch11
- stanch11
- stench11
- taches11
- hastens10
- snathes10
- aches10
- caths10
- chant10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chess10
- chest10
- hance10
- natch10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- tench10
- theca10
- ascents9
- secants9
- stances9
- hanses9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- snathe9
- snaths9
- thanes9
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
- ascent8
- castes8
- centas8
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