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Is chore a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chore is a Scrabble US word. The word chore is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is chore a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chore is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

CHORE,OCHER,OCHRE,

4-letter words (10 found)

CERO,CHER,CORE,ECHO,HERO,HOER,HORE,OCHE,ROCH,ROHE,

3-letter words (16 found)

CHE,COR,ECH,ECO,HER,HOC,HOE,OCH,ORC,ORE,REC,REH,REO,RHO,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (9 found)

CH,EH,ER,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from chore according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of chore

chore hcore cohre ochre hocre ohcre chroe hcroe crhoe rchoe hrcoe rhcoe corhe ocrhe crohe rcohe orche roche horce ohrce hroce rhoce orhce rohce choer hcoer coher ocher hocer ohcer cheor hceor cehor echor hecor ehcor coehr ocehr ceohr ecohr oechr eochr hoecr ohecr heocr ehocr oehcr eohcr chreo hcreo crheo rcheo hrceo rhceo chero hcero cehro echro hecro ehcro creho rceho cerho ecrho recho ercho hreco rheco herco ehrco rehco erhco coreh ocreh croeh rcoeh orceh roceh coerh ocerh ceorh ecorh oecrh eocrh creoh rceoh ceroh ecroh recoh ercoh orech roech oerch eorch reoch eroch horec ohrec hroec rhoec orhec rohec hoerc oherc heorc ehorc oehrc eohrc hreoc rheoc heroc ehroc rehoc erhoc orehc roehc oerhc eorhc reohc erohc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word chore. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in chore.

Definitions and meaning of chore

chore

Etymology 1

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).

Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chô, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː/
  • (General American) enPR: chôr, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔɹ/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: chōr, IPA(key): /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Noun

chore (plural chores)

  1. A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
Derived terms
  • choreful
  • choreless
  • chorelike
  • choresome
  • chore wheel
Related terms
  • char
Translations

Verb

chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)

  1. (US, dated) To do chores.
References
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “chore”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Possibly derived from Romani ćor (“thief”), see also Geordie word chor.

Alternative forms

  • chor (Geordie)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chô, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː/
  • (General American) enPR: chôr, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔɹ/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: chōr, IPA(key): /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Verb

chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)

  2. (Scotland, dialect) To steal.
Synonyms
  • steal (standard English)
  • thieve (standard English)
  • twoc (Geordie)

Etymology 3

Noun

chore (plural chores)

  1. (obsolete) A choir or chorus.

Anagrams

  • Roche, ocher, ochre, roche

Galician

Verb

chore

  1. inflection of chorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. third-person singular present indicative of chorir

Latin

Noun

chore

  1. vocative singular of chorus

Lower Sorbian

Adjective

chore

  1. Superseded spelling of chóre.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.rɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɛ
  • Syllabification: cho‧re

Adjective

chore

  1. inflection of chory:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cho‧re

Verb

chore

  1. inflection of chorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org