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Scab

s 1c 3a 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 scab mean?

noun

  1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

    Synonymsstrikebreakerblacklegrat

  2. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

verb

  1. form a scab

    “the wounds will eventually scab”

  2. take the place of work of someone on strike

    Synonymsfinkratblackleg

Is SCAB 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 SCAB worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1c 3a 1b 3

Words With Friends

10 pts
s 1c 4a 1b 4

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1c 4a 1b 4

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1c 3a 1b 4

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

Words from the letters in SCAB

Anagrams 2

bacscabs

Hooks for SCAB

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

scabs

Words that end like SCAB

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.

grablabtabblabcrabdrabslabstabswabcabdabgabjabnabprefabtaxicab
All words ending in -AB

Scab: quick answers

Is SCAB a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SCAB 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 SCAB worth?
SCAB 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 scab mean?
As a noun, scab means “someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SCAB?
You can make 9 shorter words from SCAB, such as BAC, CAB, ABS, BAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SCAB?
SCAB rearranges into BACS, CABS.