crab

NOUNVERB /kræb/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

crab is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1A1B3
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does crab mean?

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A quarrelsome grouch.

RELATED
2

A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.

4

The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.

5

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.

SYNONYMS
6

A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply.

“he caught a crab and lost the race”

BROADER
7

Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Fish for crab.

BROADER
2

Scurry sideways like a crab.

4

Direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of crab

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