snookered
/ˈsnuː.kə(ɹ)d/
"snookered" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“snookered” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a situation where the cue ball position is such that one cannot directly hit the required object ball.
Corpus desk
Index EN-snookered · snookered · English
snookered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | snookered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsnuː.kə(ɹ)d/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “snookered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
snookered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsnuː.kə(ɹ)d/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for snookered in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is snookered, spelled S-N-O-O-K-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1In a situation where the cue ball position is such that one cannot directly hit the required object ball.
- 2In a difficult situation, especially because of the actions of others.
- 3Drunk.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.