Crabbed

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Irritable, bad-tempered, and difficult to please.

“The crabbed old landlord refused to repair anything without a formal written complaint.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

crab·bed

Related Words

Synonyms

crabby cross fussy grouchy grumpy

Antonyms

good-naturedaffable genial

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double B in the middle and starts with the very common CR blend

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Scrabble

B appears twice scoring 3 each, giving a combined bonus from the repeated tile

Words Related to Crabbed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crabbed” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cribbed drabbed grabbed

Words you can make from Crabbed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crabbed”.

barbed braced cabbed acerb acred arced ardeb barbe barde bared beard bebar brace bread breba caber cabre cader cadre cared cedar cread creda debar

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