Is CRABBED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRABBED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRABBED mean?
- adjective
annoyed and irritable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + B (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CRABBED
CRABBED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CRABBED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cabbed13
- barbed11
- braced11
- dabber11
- acerb9
- barbe9
- brace9
- caber9
- acred8
- arced8
- ardeb8
- barde8
- bared8
- beard8
- bread8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- debar8
- raced8
- abbe8
- babe8
- barb8
- carb8
- crab8
- abed7
- aced7
- bade7
- bard7
- bead7
- brad7
- bred7
- cade7
- card7
- cred7
- dace7
- darb7
- drab7
- cab7
- ebb7
- acre6
- bare6
- bear6
- brae6
- care6
- race6
- bad6
- bed6
- cad6
- dab6
- deb6
- dare5
- dear5
- read5
- ace5
- arb5
- arc5
- bae5
- bar5
- bra5
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