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chafe

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Is chafe a Scrabble word?

Yes, chafe is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of chafe?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.Examples: "Like a wylde Bull, that, being at a bay, / Is bayted of a mastiffe and a hound / […] That in his chauffe he digs the trampled ground / And threats his horns […]"; "When we returned we found the poor prisoner in a terrible chafe with the sentinel for detaining him, for the guard had been true to his trust."archaiccountableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.transitive

2. (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.figurativelytransitive

3. (transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.Examples: "to chafe a cable"transitive

4. (intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.Examples: "the troubled Tiber chafing with her shores"; "[Gitche Manito] Breathed upon the neighbouring forest, / Made its great boughs chafe together, / Till in flame they burst and kindled; […]"intransitive

5. (intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.Examples: "A cable chafes."intransitive

6. (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.Examples: "He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter."; "Many local politicians chafed under the restrictions of Guided Democracy[…]"; "As Meta has spent billions to bring in A.I. talent, some members of the old guard have chafed at the new hires, three people with knowledge of the matter said."figurativelyintransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "chafe"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "chafe"?

Scrabble
13 points
C3
H4
A1
F4
E1
Words With Friends
13 points
C4
H3
A1
F4
E1

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