SNUCK
What does "SNUCK" mean?
A past tense and past participle of 'sneak'; moved or did something secretly.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'sneak': moved quietly and furtively to avoid notice. He snuck out the back door before anyone saw. informal
- Past tense of 'sneak': took or did something secretly. She snuck a glance at his answer sheet. informal
Did you know?
- 'Snuck' is a grammatical newcomer: 'sneak' was a regular verb for centuries (sneaked), and 'snuck' didn't surface in print until the late 1800s in America - yet it now rivals 'sneaked' in everyday use.
Word origin
A 19th-century American English irregular past tense of 'sneak', formed by analogy with verbs like 'stick/stuck' and 'strike/struck', though 'sneak' was historically a regular verb (sneaked).
Remember it
SNUCK is STUCK with the 't' swapped for an 'n' — both irregular pasts that crept into English the same crooked way.
A little poem
The grammar books still argue which is right,
while 'snuck' slipped past them quietly, by night.
couplet
Wordplay
- 'Snuck' broke into the dictionary without permission. Fitting, for a word that means exactly that.
What it teaches
Even language is changed by what slips in unnoticed; usage, not rules, writes the final draft.
Quick facts
What does SNUCK mean?
A past tense and past participle of 'sneak'; moved or did something secretly.
Is SNUCK a valid word?
Yes — SNUCK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SNUCK?
SNUCK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SNUCK come from?
A 19th-century American English irregular past tense of 'sneak', formed by analogy with verbs like 'stick/stuck' and 'strike/struck', though 'sneak' was historically a regular verb (sneaked).
What can SNUCK teach us?
Even language is changed by what slips in unnoticed; usage, not rules, writes the final draft.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.