chare

Meanings

Plural: chares

Noun

Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

Verb

To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

Synonyms

alley

Scrabble Score: 10

chare is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chare is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chare is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

chare is a valid Words With Friends word