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Chafes

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of chafe

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does chafes mean?

noun

  1. soreness and warmth caused by friction

    “he had a nasty chafe on his knee”

  2. anger produced by some annoying irritation

    Synonymsannoyancevexation

verb

  1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

    Synonymsgallfret

  2. feel extreme irritation or anger

    “He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation”

  3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

    “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”

    Synonymsannoyragget tobotherget at

  4. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

    “This leash chafes the dog's neck”

    Synonymsexcoriate

  5. cause friction

    “my sweater scratches”

    Synonymsrubfrayfretscratch

  6. warm by rubbing, as with the hands

Definitions shown for chafe, the base form of chafes.

Is CHAFES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CHAFES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
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Words With Friends

14 pts
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Wordfeud

15 pts
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NYT Crossplay

13 pts
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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CHAFES

Words that end like CHAFES

Common words that share the ending -AFES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

safes
All words ending in -AFES

Chafes: quick answers

Is CHAFES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHAFES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHAFES worth?
CHAFES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chafes mean?
chafes is the plural and third-person singular form of chafe, which means “soreness and warmth caused by friction”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHAFES?
You can make 62 shorter words from CHAFES, such as CHAFE, CHEFS, CHEF, SHEAF. See the full list.