Snap Attack players simultaneously compete to get as many points as possible. The game is similar to the Scrabble board game where a board is given with fixed words and bonus tiles (letter and word multipliers) on the board, and seven movable tiles with letters on the "rack". Snap Attack's board is 8×7 squares, smaller than a traditional Scrabble board. Points are earned by making "Snaps" - valid combinations of letters that form a word or words with the ones already found on the board. "Single-Snaps" are linear combinations of letters that form one word, while "Multi-Snaps" are combinations that form two
Words of Gold into the level to attempt to win levels more easily or extend play after a lost level; Hint shows a word, Shuffle reorder all of the Words in the board, Wand turns a letter indo colored letter (blue or green), Hammer clears a single piece from the board, Rainbow explodes all of the colored Words on the board. Extra Moves or Extra Time can be purchased if running out at the end of a game. The game is primarily monetized through in-app purchases (through Facebook credits). Players begin with five "lives", lost whenever a level is failed. This applies to