grab: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with B
Meaning of grab
verb
- transitive
To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
Example: I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
- intransitive
To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
Example: The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
To restrain someone; to arrest.
- transitive
To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
Example: How does that idea grab you?
Listed forms: grabs, grabbing, grabbed.
Source: Wiktionary — grab.
noun
- countable
A sudden snatch at something.
- countable
An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
- countable
A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
- countable, uncountable
A mechanical device that grabs or clutches. A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
Listed forms: grabs.
Source: Wiktionary — grab.
noun
A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
Listed forms: grabs, ghorab, ghrab, ghurab, gurab.
Source: Wiktionary — grab.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for grab.
noun
the act of catching an object with the hands
verb
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
verb
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
- snap up
- snaffle
verb
capture the attention or imagination of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is grab in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of grab
G(2) + R(1) + A(1) + B(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of grab
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from grab
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in grab. Showing up to 24, longest first.