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Is fab a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fab is a Scrabble US word. The word fab is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

F4A1B3

Is fab a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fab is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

F4A1B3

Is fab a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word fab is a Words With Friends word. The word fab is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4A1B4

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3-letter words (1 found)

FAB,

2-letter words (3 found)

AB,BA,FA,

You can make 4 words from fab according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of fab

fab afb fba bfa abf baf

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Definitions and meaning of fab

fab

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæb/
  • Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From fabulous, by shortening.

Adjective

fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

  1. (informal) fabulous (great or spectacular).
Derived terms
  • fabby

Etymology 2

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

Noun

fab (plural fabs)

  1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
    The chip fab will double its production next year.
Synonyms
  • fabber
  • (microchips): foundry

Verb

fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

  1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
    It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [2]

Derived terms

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Anagrams

  • AFB, B.F.A., BAF, BFA

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fab/

Noun

fab (nominative plural fabs)

  1. fable

Declension

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːb/

Noun

fab m

  1. Soft mutation of mab.

Mutation

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa˥/

Etymology 1

Adjective

fab

  1. weedy, overgrown

Verb

fab

  1. to grow excessively
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

fab

  1. a division, a section

Classifier

fab

  1. classifier for sections and divisions

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 方 (fāng, “direction”).

Noun

fab

  1. used in xwm fab (“square, four-sided”)

Etymology 4

Verb

fab

  1. to be upset, distressed, confused
  2. to be allergic to
    Nws fab tshuaj tuag. ― It died of allergic reaction to medicine.
Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 42.

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