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Crabbing

c 3r 1a 1b 3b 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of crab

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

What does crabbing mean?

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

Definitions shown for crab, the base form of crabbing.

Is CRABBING 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 CRABBING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
c 3r 1a 1b 3b 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4r 1a 1b 4b 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
c 4r 1a 1b 4b 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
c 3r 1a 1b 4b 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CRABBING

Hooks for CRABBING

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

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Back hooks

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Words that end like CRABBING

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

All words ending in -ABBING

Crabbing: quick answers

Is CRABBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRABBING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRABBING worth?
CRABBING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crabbing mean?
crabbing is the present participle of crab, which means “direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRABBING?
You can make 109 shorter words from CRABBING, such as CABBING, BARBING, BICARB, BRACING. See the full list.