CRAB — 4 letter word
crab
The word crab has 4 letters: C, R, A, B. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Crab has 1 anagram: carb. As a noun, it means "a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply".
4 letter word "crab": C R A B — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of crab
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of crab
noun
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply "You caught a crab and lost the race."
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body Synonyms: crab louse, pubic louse
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs Synonyms: crabmeat
- a quarrelsome grouch
verb
- to complain "The children crabbed about the lack of comfortable seats." Synonyms: grouse, bitch, beef, holler, gripe
- to fish for crab "I sat on the dock and crabbed for the whole afternoon."
- to scurry sideways like a crab "We crabbed around in gym class."
- to direct an aircraft into a crosswind