8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
adjective (of movement) at an angle
originEtymology tree English crab Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English crabwise From crab + -wise.
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