snaffle

Plural: snaffles

Noun

a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb
A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and the corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.
Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.

Verb

Verb Forms: snaffled, snaffling, snaffles

To obtain something, often quickly or by devious means.
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
fit or restrain with a snaffle
- "snaffle a horse"
To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.
To clutch by the bridle.
To grab or seize; to snap up.
To purloin, or obtain by devious means.
To talk foolishly.

Examples

He managed to SNAFFLE the last ’S’ tile, ruining my chance at a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

Apparently from Dutch snavel, from Middle Dutch snavel, snabel (“snout”), diminutive of Middle Dutch snabbe, snebbe (“bird's bill, neb”). Akin to Old Frisian snavel (“mouth”), Middle Low German snabbe (“neb, beak”), Old English nebb (“beak, bill, nose, face”). More at neb.

Synonyms

grab, snaffle bit, snap up, bradoon

Scrabble Score: 13

snaffle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
snaffle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snaffle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

snaffle: valid Words With Friends Word