CRABGRASS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CRABGRASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRABGRASS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRABGRASS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRABGRASS
No single letter turns CRABGRASS into another word.
How CRABGRASS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRABGRASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRABGRASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRABGRASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse creeping grass that roots along its stems and spreads as a weed in lawns.
Crabgrass sprouts in warm weather, thrives in thin turf and dies at the first frost, leaving bare patches. Gardeners fight it with pre-emergent products applied in spring. Thick, healthy grass is the best defence.
How CRABGRASS is used
Crabgrass is a common gardening term for a stubborn lawn weed.
- Crabgrass took over the thin patch of the lawn.
- He pulled crabgrass by hand every weekend.
- A spring treatment helps prevent crabgrass from sprouting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRABGRASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRABGRASS
1 longer words begin with CRABGRASS.
Shorter words from the letters in CRABGRASS
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Common questions about CRABGRASS
- Is CRABGRASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRABGRASS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRABGRASS worth?
- CRABGRASS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRABGRASS mean?
- A coarse creeping grass that roots along its stems and spreads as a weed in lawns.
- What letters can be added to CRABGRASS?
- No single letter can be added to CRABGRASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRABGRASS:
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