What CRIBS Means
CRIBS is a form of CRIB, which means:
- noun: baby bed with high sides made of slats
- noun: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
- verb: use a crib, as in an exam
- verb: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CRIBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 I1 B3 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CRIBS
14 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (7)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing CRIBS
CRIBS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.