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
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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