scorched
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Is scorched a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of scorched?
Definition
verb (English)
1. make very hot and dryExamples: "The heat scorched the countryside"Synonyms: scorch, sear
2. become superficially burnedExamples: "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"Synonyms: scorch, sear, singe
3. destroy completely by or as if by fireExamples: "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"Synonyms: scorch
4. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorExamples: "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"Synonyms: blacken, char, scorch, sear
5. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditionsExamples: "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"Synonyms: scorch
adjective satellite (English)
1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlightExamples: "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"Synonyms: adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked
2. having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemyExamples: "Sherman's scorched earth policy"Synonyms: scorched
Definition source: Wiktionary