The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Chafe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUB | 40 % | 3 |
| ABRADE | 21 % | 6 |
| FRET | 10 % | 4 |
| IRRITATE | 8 % | 8 |
| IRK | 8 % | 3 |
| RILE | 6 % | 4 |
| GALL | 4 % | 4 |
| FUME | 2 % | 4 |
| RUBRAW | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chafe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scratch
- rub
- fret
- fray
- vexation
- annoyance
- gall
- abrade
- fume
- irritate
- chaffing
- chaffed
Crossword Answer definitions
RUB noun- An act of rubbing.
- A difficulty or problem.
- A quip or sarcastic remark.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To rub something against (a second thing).
- To be rubbed against something.
- To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- To move or pass with difficulty.
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result ABRADE
- Rub
- Scrape
- Wear away
- Rub the wrong way?
- Use a pumice stone
- Wear down
- Chafe
- Irritate
- What a beard might do
- Wear by rubbing
More clues leading to the result FRET
- Worry
- Guitar neck part
- Guitar part
- Fingerboard ridge
- Viol feature
- Neck division
- Neck line?
- Fender marking
- Neck line
- Neckline?
More clues leading to the result IRRITATE
More clues leading to the result IRK
More clues leading to the result RILE
More clues leading to the result GALL
- Impudent boldness
- Rub sore
- Saddle sore
- Nerve
- Unmitigated __
- Irk big-time
- Chutzpah
- Effrontery
- Some nerve
- Brazen boldness
More clues leading to the result FUME
- See red
- Get hot under the collar
- ___ hood (chemistry-lab apparatus)
- Show anger
- Seethe
- Noxious vapor
- Tailpipe emission
- Feel like punching something
- Exhaust pipe emission
- Be about to blow