Chafing

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Causing or experiencing soreness and irritation of the skin through repeated friction or rubbing.

“After miles of walking, his ankles were chafing badly where the stiff boots had rubbed them.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

chaf·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

rubbingabradingirritatingfretting

Antonyms

soothing

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains CHAF and ends in ING, the F in the middle is a distinctive letter to test for

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Scrabble

The F scores 4 points, CHAFING is a solid play on its own or as an extension of CHAFE

Words Related to Chafing

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “chafing” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

charing chasing chawing

Words you can make from Chafing

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chafing”.

aching facing acing anigh chain chang chian china ching fagin finca finch ganch ghain hanif agin cafh cagn cain chai chan chia chin fain

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