CRAB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CRAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAB is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CRAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does CRAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ten-legged crustacean with a broad shell.
Crab the animal and crab the sour apple are unrelated words that fell together, and the adjective about bad temper comes from the apple rather than the creature. Most speakers assume the reverse.
How CRAB is used
Countable: a crab, two crabs.
- A crab walks sideways because of how its legs hinge.
- The word crab covers two unrelated things.
- A crab apple is too sour to eat raw.
- Two crabs in one pot will each stop the other leaving.
- Bad temper takes its name from the crab apple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRAB
The 4 tiles of CRAB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CRAB
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with CRAB.
Words ending in CRAB
1 words end in CRAB. Useful as a back hook: play CRAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRAB inside
20 words contain CRAB in the middle. Words that start with CRAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAB
Common questions about CRAB
- Is CRAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAB worth?
- CRAB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAB mean?
- A ten-legged crustacean with a broad shell.
- What letters can be added to CRAB?
- CRAB takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CRAB:
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