The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SEAR , but the solution may also be SCALD which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Burn crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEAR | 38 % | 4 |
| CHAR | 29 % | 4 |
| SCALD | 12 % | 5 |
| SCORCH | 8 % | 6 |
| SINGE | 7 % | 5 |
| INCINERATE | 1 % | 10 |
| EXPEND | 1 % | 6 |
| SEETHE | 1 % | 6 |
| TAN | 1 % | 3 |
| DIS | 1 % | 3 |
| BLAZE | 1 % | 5 |
| COMBUST | 1 % | 7 |
| SMART | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SCALD be the right solution?
The word "burn" can mean to injure with heat or fire, but it can also mean to scald with hot liquid. Therefore, "SCALD" is a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Burn
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- burn off
- burn down
- combust
- burn up
- incinerate
- sunburn
- suntan
- glow
- fire
- bite
- sting
- cauterize
Crossword Answer definitions
SEAR adjective- Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
- A scar produced by searing
- Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.
- To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- To wither; to dry up.
- To make callous or insensible.
- To mark permanently, as if by burning.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SEAR
- Burn the surface of
- Char
- Scorch
- Scorch, in cooking
- Singe
- Burn
- Really roast
- Char meat
- Affix a brand to
- Burn slightly
More clues leading to the result CHAR
- Blacken
- Burn
- Burn a bit
- Burn the chops
- London cleaning woman
- Scorch
- Sear a T-bone
- Coal leader
- Blacken on the grill
- Burn heavily
More clues leading to the result SCALD
- Burn with hot water
- Burn with steam
- Water burn
- Parboil
- Nearly boil
- Barista injury
- Heat, as milk in a pan
- Bring to a near boil
- Plunge into boiling water
- Hurt with hot water
More clues leading to the result SCORCH
- Burn
- Burn a bit
- Shrivel with heat
- Burn badly
- Pressing problem?
- Bake
- Misuse an iron
- Criticize severely
- Burn superficially
- Discolor by burning
More clues leading to the result SINGE
- Burn superficially
- Slightly burn
- Burn a bit
- Burn slightly
- Burn lightly
- Croone?
- Blacken a bit
- Burn
- Barely burn
- Scorch
More clues leading to the result INCINERATE
- Completely destroy, perhaps
- Deal with, in a way, as trash
- Burn.
- Burn up.
- Burn to a crisp
- Commit to flames
- Burn, as trash
- Reduce to ashes
More clues leading to the result EXPEND
More clues leading to the result SEETHE
- "___ pyramids along the Nile ..."
- Simmer
- Do a slow burn
- Stew slowly
- Boil
- Boil over with anger
- Bubble with rage
- Brood angrily
- Rage
- Churn
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result DIS
- Belittle, in slang
- Put down, modern-style
- Treat without respect
- Trash
- Treat without respect, slangily
- Drive filler
- Bad-mouth, in the 'hood
- Put down, in the 'hood
- Insult at the center of this puzzle's long answers
- Bad-mouth
More clues leading to the result BLAZE
- Conflagration
- Burn brightly
- Burn bright
- Flame up
- Glowing light
- Light up
- Strong flame
- Trail marker
- Flame gone wild
- Fire engine destination