Definition of CHANCRE

chancre

Plural: chancres

Noun

  • A painless, hard-based sore, especially in syphilis.
  • a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
  • Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.

Examples

  • Finding CHANCRE on his rack was unsettling, but it was a valid play.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer (“crab”). Cognate to canker and cancer.

Scrabble Score: 14

chancre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chancre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chancre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

chancre: valid Words With Friends Word