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Scab

/skæb/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Scab

noun

  1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
  2. The scabies.
  3. The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.
  4. Any of several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by streptomyces bacteria (but formerly believed to be caused by a fungus).
  5. Common scab, a relatively harmless variety of scab (potato disease) caused by Streptomyces scabies.

verb

  1. To become covered by a scab or scabs.
  2. To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
  3. To remove part of a surface (from).
  4. To act as a strikebreaker.
  5. To beg (for), to cadge or bum.

    "I scabbed some money off a friend."

Anagrams of Scab

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "scab":

cabs

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "scab" and rearranging:

+ibasic
+kbacks
+rcarbscrabs
+sscabs
+uscuba
Related Word Patterns
SC...Words starting with "sc"...ABWords ending with "ab"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "scab"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
c3
a1
b3

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "scab"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Scab
backstabbafflegabbaobabblabcabconfabcrabdabdrabfabflabgab
Related 4-Letter Words
sabesabssacksacssadesadisafesagasagesagosagssagysaidsailsain

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 "Scab"

Scab is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "scab" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Scab" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "scab" is a low-scoring word.