Is SNIVELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SNIVELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SNIVELS mean?
Snivels is a form of SNIVEL.
- noun
whining in a tearful manner
- noun
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
- verb
talk in a tearful manner
- verb
snuff up mucus through the nose
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + N (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 10 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 SNIVELS
SNIVELS 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.
Words you can make from SNIVELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- levins9
- livens9
- snivel9
- evils8
- levin8
- levis8
- liven8
- lives8
- veils8
- veins8
- vines8
- vises8
- vleis8
- evil7
- levs7
- live7
- nevi7
- sevs7
- veil7
- vein7
- vies7
- vile7
- vine7
- vins7
- vise7
- vlei7
- lev6
- sev6
- vie6
- vin6
- vis6
- isles5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- sines5
- isle4
- leis4
- lens4
- less4
- lien4
- lies4
- line4
- lins4
- ness4
- nils4
- seis4
- sels4
- sine4
- sins4
- els3
- ens3
- ess3
- ins3
- lei3
- lie3
- lin3
- lis3
- nil3
- sei3
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