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CRAB

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

CRAB is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

CRABS-s 2 CRABBING-bing 11 CRABBED-bed 5

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CRABBEDLY 11
noun
  1. countableuncountableAny crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
  2. uncountableThe meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
  3. countableuncountableAny of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
    • Despite its name, the hermit crab is not a true crab!
  4. countableuncountableA horseshoe crab.
  5. countableuncountableA bad-tempered person.
  6. countableinformaluncountableAn infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
    • Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks.
  7. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of crab angle.
    • The pilot had to hold fifteen degrees of crab during the approach to keep her plane from getting blown off the localizer course.
  8. countableslanguncountableA playing card with the rank of three.
  9. countableuncountableA position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
  10. countableuncountableA defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
  11. countabledateduncountableAn unsold book that is returned to the publisher.
  12. SingaporecountableslanguncountableOn an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
  13. countablederogatoryuncountableA member of the Crips.
  14. A crab apple or wild apple.
  15. A tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
  16. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
  17. A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
  18. A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
  19. A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
  20. A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
  21. The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
  22. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.
verb
  1. intransitiveTo fish for crabs.
  2. USslangtransitiveTo ruin.
  3. intransitiveTo complain.
  4. transitiveTo complain about.
  5. intransitiveTo drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
  6. To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
  7. transitiveTo move (a camera) sideways.
  8. transitiveTo navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
  9. obsoleteTo fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.
  10. rareTo back out of something.
  11. To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
  12. obsoleteTo irritate, make surly or sour
  13. To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
  14. BritishdialectalTo cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
  15. obsoletetransitiveTo offend or insult.