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Crab

c 3r 1a 1b 3

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does crab mean?

noun

  1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

  2. a quarrelsome grouch

    Synonymscrabby person

  3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

    Synonymscancer

  4. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

    Synonymscancercancer the crab

  5. the edible flesh of any of various crabs

    Synonymscrabmeat

  6. a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

    Synonymscrab lousepubic lousephthirius pubis

verb

  1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

  2. scurry sideways like a crab

  3. fish for crab

  4. complain

    “What was he hollering about?”

    Synonymsgripebitchgrousebeefsquawk

Is CRAB a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRAB worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
c 3r 1a 1b 3

Words With Friends

10 pts
c 4r 1a 1b 4

Wordfeud

10 pts
c 4r 1a 1b 4

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
c 3r 1a 1b 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRAB

Anagrams 1

carb

Hooks for CRAB

Add one letter to the front or back of CRAB to make another word.

Front hooks

scrab

Back hooks

crabs

Words that end like CRAB

Common words that share the ending -AB, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

grablabtabblabdrabscabslabstabswabcabdabgabjabnabprefabtaxicab
All words ending in -AB

Crab: quick answers

Is CRAB a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRAB is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRAB worth?
CRAB scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crab mean?
As a noun, crab means “decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRAB?
You can make 10 shorter words from CRAB, such as BAC, CAB, ARB, ARC. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CRAB?
CRAB rearranges into CARB.