sniggle

Verb

To chortle or chuckle; snicker.
To fish for eels by thrusting a baited needle or hook into their dens.
To catch by this means.
To ensnare.
To steal something of little value.

Origin / Etymology

From an alteration (perhaps due to giggle) of snigger, itself a variant of snicker.

Synonyms

abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bash and grab, bone, boost, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chore, commandeer, confiscate, convert, cop, cozen, crib, embezzle, filch, fleece, flog, gaffle, gilravage, half-inch, heave, heist, jack, kidnap, kipe, knock off, kyper, liberate, lift, loot, make off with, mill, misappropriate, mooch, moonlight requisition, nick, nip, own, peculate, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, prig, purloin, raid, ransack, rape, reave, relieve, rip, rip off, rob, run off with, snag, snatch, sniggle, snitch, steal, swindle, swipe, thieve, walk off with

Scrabble Score: 9

sniggle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sniggle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sniggle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sniggle is a valid Words With Friends word