Is CRABBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRABBING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRABBING mean?
Crabbing is a form of CRAB.
- noun
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- noun
a quarrelsome grouch
- noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
- noun
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 CRABBING
CRABBING 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 CRABBING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cabbing14
- barbing12
- bracing12
- bicarb12
- rabbin10
- arcing9
- baring9
- caring9
- racing9
- baric9
- cabin9
- rabbi9
- rabic9
- acing8
- bring8
- cigar8
- banc8
- barb8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- bairn7
- brain7
- cairn7
- naric7
- bang7
- bing7
- brag7
- brig7
- crag7
- garb7
- grab7
- bib7
- cab7
- garni6
- grain6
- abri6
- bani6
- barn6
- bran6
- brin6
- cain6
- carn6
- cria6
- narc6
- rabi6
- bag6
- big6
- cig6
- gab6
- gib6
- agin5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
- gran5
- grin5
- ragi5
- rang5
- ring5
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