Nabs

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of nab, meaning to catch or apprehend someone, or to touch a base runner to put them out in baseball.

“The fielder nabs the runner just before he reaches the base.”

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Synonyms

catchesapprehendsseizes grabs collars

Antonyms

releases frees

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Simple four-letter word with no repeated letters and all common letters, worth an early Wordle guess to probe N, A, B, and S

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Scrabble

The B scores 3 points and nabs plays cleanly from nab, a tidy short word with no awkward letter clusters

Words Related to Nabs

Anagrams of Nabs

Words that use exactly the same letters as “nabs”.

bans

Words one letter different

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

babs cabs dabs gabs jabs labs nabu nags naps nays nebs nibs nobs nubs tabs

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

bands banes bangs banks banns banus barns basan basin bason beans besan brans nabis nasab saban sabin

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