Chafing

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters

Definition of Chafing

verb

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
To fret and wear by rubbing.
"to chafe a cable"
To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
To be worn by rubbing.
"A cable chafes."

noun

The act by which something is chafed.

Anagrams of Chafing

Words You Can Make

41 words can be made from the letters in "chafing":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

acing ahing chain chang china fagin finca finch

4-LETTER WORDS

agin cain chai chia chin fain fang gain hang inch naif nigh

3-LETTER WORDS

ahi ain ani can chi cig fag fan fig fin gan ghi gin hag hic+4 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "chafing" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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