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Is chronic a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chronic is a Scrabble US word. The word chronic is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3H4R1O1N1I1C3

Is chronic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chronic is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3H4R1O1N1I1C3

Is chronic a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chronic is a Words With Friends word. The word chronic is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3R1O1N2I1C4

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7-letter words (1 found)

CHRONIC,

6-letter words (3 found)

CHICON,CHORIC,COCHIN,

5-letter words (12 found)

CHICO,CHINO,CHIRO,CHOIR,CINCH,CONCH,CONIC,CORNI,CROCI,ICHOR,ORCIN,RHINO,

4-letter words (23 found)

CHIC,CHIN,CHOC,CHON,CION,COCH,COIN,COIR,CONI,CORN,CROC,CRON,HORI,HORN,ICON,INCH,INRO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,RICH,ROCH,ROIN,

3-letter words (17 found)

CHI,CON,COR,HIC,HIN,HOC,HOI,HON,ICH,ION,NOH,NOR,OCH,ORC,RHO,RIN,ROC,

2-letter words (10 found)

CH,HI,HO,IN,IO,NO,OH,OI,ON,OR,

You can make 66 words from chronic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chronic

chronic

Alternative forms

  • chronick (obsolete)

Etymology

From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒnɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

chronic (comparative more chronic, superlative most chronic)

  1. Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
  2. (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
  3. Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
  4. Inveterate or habitual.
  5. (slang) Very bad, awful.
  6. (informal) Extremely serious.
  7. (slang) Good, great; "wicked".

Synonyms

  • (that continues over an extended period of time): diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
  • (very bad, awful): abysmal, terrible; see also Thesaurus:bad
  • (good, great): gnarly, splendid; see also Thesaurus:excellent

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "prolonged or slow to heal"): acute, transient

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

chronic (countable and uncountable, plural chronics)

  1. (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
  2. (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
  3. A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.

References

  • “chronic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “chronic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Interlingua

Adjective

chronic (not comparable)

  1. chronic

Source: wiktionary.org