chafe
Chafe commonly means to become or make sore by or as if by rubbing, feel extreme irritation or anger, or cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. As a noun, chafe can refer to soreness and warmth caused by friction or anger produced by some annoying irritation.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
13
Starts
CH
Ends
AFE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CHAFE” Mean?
/tʃeɪf/
chafe has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
6 sensesfeel extreme irritation or anger
“He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation”
tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
“This leash chafes the dog's neck”
Synonyms
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
soreness and warmth caused by friction
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
C, H, A, F, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CHAFE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CHAFE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CHAFE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆CHAFE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CH, HA, AF, FE
Trigrams
CHA, HAF, AFE
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