scab
NOUNVERB
/skæb/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
scab is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1B3
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does scab mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion.
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Take the place of work of someone on strike.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Form a scab.
“the wounds will eventually scab”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD