Chafed
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Made sore or irritated as a result of skin being rubbed repeatedly.
“His ankles were badly chafed after walking all day in stiff new boots.”
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Wordle
Starts with CH and ends in -ED and the A in position 3 is the key unknown letter to confirm.
Scrabble
The F scores 4 points and CHAFED works well across a board where both CH and ED are already anchored.
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