snap: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of snap
noun
- countable, uncountable
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- countable, uncountable
A sudden break.
- countable, uncountable
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- countable, uncountable
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
Listed forms: snaps.
Source: Wiktionary — snap.
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
Example: He snapped his stick in anger.
- intransitive
To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
Example: Blazing firewood snaps.
- intransitive
To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
Example: A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait.
- intransitive
To attempt to seize with eagerness.
Example: She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
Listed forms: snaps, snapping, snapped, snapt.
Source: Wiktionary — snap.
intj
The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- Australia, UK, broadly
"I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
Example: Snap! We've both got pink buckets and spades.
- UK, broadly
Used to express agreement.
- Canada, US
Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
Example: I just ran over your phone with my car. —Oh, snap!
Source: Wiktionary — snap.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for snap.
noun
the act of catching an object with the hands
noun
tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- snap bean
noun
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- gingersnap
- ginger snap
- ginger nut
noun
a sudden sharp noise
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is snap in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of snap
S(1) + N(1) + A(1) + P(3) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of snap
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from snap
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in snap. Showing up to 24, longest first.