CRABSTICK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CRABSTICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRABSTICK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRABSTICK is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRABSTICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crabsticksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRABSTICK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRABSTICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRABSTICK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRABSTICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A walking stick or cudgel cut from the wood of a crab apple tree.
The crabstick was a countryman's tool, valued because crab apple wood is tough and knotty. In modern shops the same word can also name a stick of processed fish flavoured like crab.
How CRABSTICK is used
Crabstick is rare in print, found in older rural writing and on some food labels.
- The old shepherd leaned on a crabstick as he climbed the hill.
- He threatened the dog with his crabstick.
- A crabstick salad is a cheap lunch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRABSTICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRABSTICK
1 longer words begin with CRABSTICK.
Shorter words from the letters in CRABSTICK
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Common questions about CRABSTICK
- Is CRABSTICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRABSTICK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRABSTICK worth?
- CRABSTICK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRABSTICK mean?
- A walking stick or cudgel cut from the wood of a crab apple tree.
- What letters can be added to CRABSTICK?
- CRABSTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRABSTICK:
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