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Is snit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word snit is a Scrabble US word. The word snit is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

S1N1I1T1

Is snit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word snit is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

S1N1I1T1

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Yes. The word snit is a Words With Friends word. The word snit is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1N2I1T1

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4-letter words (3 found)

NITS,SNIT,TINS,

3-letter words (8 found)

INS,ITS,NIS,NIT,SIN,SIT,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (6 found)

IN,IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 17 words from snit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of snit

snit nsit sint isnt nist inst snti nsti stni tsni ntsi tnsi sitn istn stin tsin itsn tisn nits ints ntis tnis itns tins

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Definitions and meaning of snit

snit

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /snɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

American English, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoeic.

Noun

snit (plural snits)

  1. (informal) A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood.
Derived terms
  • snitty
  • snit fit

Etymology 2

Likely related to Proto-Germanic *snidaz, i.e. a a little, a bit. Also perhaps from obsolete German Schnitt which is a small amount of beer served in a larger glass.

Noun

snit (plural snits)

  1. A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
  2. (US, dialect) A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois.

Etymology 3

From German Schnitte (“slice”).

Noun

snit (plural snits)

  1. (especially dialectal, e.g. West Virginia, Lunenburg, chiefly in the plural) A slice of dried fruit.

Further reading

  • Dialect Notes, 1917, page 338: “snits, n. pl. [From German schneiden, schnitt.] Pieces of fruit quartered and dried. "You can make pies of apple snits." Kan.”

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Anagrams

  • Inst., NIST, NTIS, TINs, Tsin, inst, inst., ints, isn't, nits, tins

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Old High German snita, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz (“cut, slice, piece”).

Noun

snit f

  1. (Luserna) cut, slice, piece
    Bar böllatn a snit turt un an kafè. ― We would like a piece of cake and a coffee.

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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