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   chaos

   /ˈkeɪɒs/

   noun

   • 1. complete disorder and confusion: "snow caused chaos in the region"
   • ▪ the property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
   • ▪ the formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe.
   • ▪ the first created being, from which came the primeval deities Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, and Nyx.

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a gaping void or chasm, later formless primordial matter): via French and Latin from Greek khaos ‘vast chasm, void’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • C

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   • H

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   • A

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   • O

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   • S

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