CHAFE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHAFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHAFE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHAFE is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHAFE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHAFE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHAFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CHAFE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become sore or worn through repeated rubbing, or to irritate someone through restriction or delay.
Chafe describes the physical discomfort caused when skin rubs repeatedly against clothing, straps, or other skin, leaving the area red, raw, or sore, as commonly happens on a long walk or run. The word extends naturally to a figurative sense, where a person chafes against rules, delay, or restriction, feeling irritated and impatient rather than physically sore. Sailors historically used chafe to describe rope or sail wearing thin from constant friction against a mast or spar. Across all these uses, the core idea remains the same: repeated contact wearing something down or wearing someone's patience thin.
How CHAFE is used
Used both literally for skin irritation and figuratively for impatience under restriction; common in everyday and literary writing alike.
- The tight collar began to chafe against his neck by midday.
- New boots often chafe the heel before they are broken in.
- She started to chafe under the strict rules of the boarding school.
- The rope will chafe through if it keeps rubbing against the rail.
- He started to chafe at the long delay before the meeting began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHAFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHAFE
4 longer words begin with CHAFE.
Words ending in CHAFE
1 words end in CHAFE. Useful as a back hook: play CHAFE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHAFE inside
4 words contain CHAFE in the middle. Words that start with CHAFE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHAFE
Common questions about CHAFE
- Is CHAFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHAFE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHAFE worth?
- CHAFE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHAFE mean?
- To become sore or worn through repeated rubbing, or to irritate someone through restriction or delay.
- What letters can be added to CHAFE?
- CHAFE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHAFE:
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