snap
snap is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does snap mean?
Move or strike with a noise.
“his arm was snapped forward”
Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
“The pipe snapped”
To grasp hastily or eagerly.
Make a sharp sound.
“his fingers snapped”
Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.
“The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”
Bring the jaws together.
“he snapped indignantly”
Close with a snapping motion.
“The lock snapped shut”
Move with a snapping sound.
“bullets snapped past us”
Put in play with a snap.
“snap a football”
Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
“The rope snapped”
Cause to make a snapping sound.
“snap your fingers”
Lose control of one's emotions.
“When her baby died, she snapped”
Record on photographic film.
“She snapped a picture of the President”
A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound.
“children can manage snaps better than buttons”
A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger.
Any undertaking that is easy to do.
A sudden sharp noise.
“he can hear the snap of a twig”
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back.
“the quarterback fumbled the snap”
A spell of cold weather.
“a cold snap in the middle of May”
An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera.
“my snapshots haven't been developed yet”
A sudden breaking.
The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.
“he gave his fingers a snap”
The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.
“servants appeared at the snap of his fingers”
Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections.
The act of catching an object with the hands.
“the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion”
The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.
“the waistband had lost its snap”