Chafe

/tʃeɪf/

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

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters

Definition of Chafe

noun

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."

Anagrams of Chafe

Words You Can Make

8 words can be made from the letters in "chafe":

4-LETTER WORDS

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Rhyming Words

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