Cribs
/kɹɪbz/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Cribs
noun
- A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A bed for a child older than a baby.
- A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel
- A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
verb
- To place or confine in a crib.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
"I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own."
- To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
Anagrams of Cribs
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
c3
r1
i1
b3
s1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Cribs"
Cribs is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Cribs" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cribs" is a low-scoring word.