snow: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with W
Meaning of snow
noun
- uncountable
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
- countable
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. An instance of the falling of snow (etymology 1, noun sense 1); a snowfall; also, a snowstorm.
Example: We have had several heavy snows this year.
- countable
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. A period of time when snow falls; a winter.
- countable
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. An accumulation or spread of snow.
Listed forms: snows.
Source: Wiktionary — snow.
verb
- impersonal, intransitive
Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.
Example: It is snowing. It started to snow.
- also, figuratively, impersonal, intransitive
Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere. Of a thing: to fall like snow.
- transitive
To cause (something) to fall like snow.
- transitive
To cover or scatter (a place or thing) with, or as if with, snow.
Listed forms: snows, snowing, snowed, snew, snown, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — snow.
adj
- not-comparable
Done because the alternate outcome is very unlikely to pass.
Source: Wiktionary — snow.
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 snow.
noun
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
noun
street names for cocaine
verb
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is snow in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of snow
S(1) + N(1) + O(1) + W(4) = 7 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 snow
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from snow
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in snow. Showing up to 24, longest first.