Yes, snipes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Hunt or shoot snipe

2. Aim and shoot with great precision

3. Attack in speech or writing

4. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping

5. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Noun

1. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

2. A gunshot from a concealed location