Crib

4 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A child's bed with barred sides, or an act of plagiarism.

“The baby slept soundly in her wooden crib all night.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/krɪb/

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Synonyms

cotponytrotcribbage

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Wordle

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Words Related to Crib

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crib” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

crab cric crig crim crin crip cris crit crub drib frib

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “crib”.

baric birch boric brick carib cribo cribs orbic rabic urbic

Longer words starting with Crib

Words that begin with “crib”.

cribo cribs

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