The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEARS , but the solution may also be DISSES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Burns crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEARS | 38 % | 5 |
| SCALDS | 19 % | 6 |
| CHARS | 12 % | 5 |
| ROBERT | 8 % | 6 |
| SEETHES | 8 % | 7 |
| SINGES | 8 % | 6 |
| DISSES | 4 % | 6 |
| ITCHES | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Burns
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
SEARS verb- 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 SEARS
- Big name in department stores
- Chicago's ____ Tower
- Craftsman dealer
- Roebuck's partner
- Crisps on the griddle
- Chicago's __ Tower
- Browns
- Burns
- Retail giant
- Major mall merchant
More clues leading to the result SCALDS
- Burns with steam
- Wetly burns
- Burns with hot liquid
- Burns painfully
- Burns with a hot liquid
- Throws hot water on
- Brings nearly to a boil
- Scorches
- Brings milk to a boil
- Burns badly
More clues leading to the result CHARS
- Blackens
- Slightly burns
- What a singer does?
- Scorches
- Burns a bit
- Burns slightly
- Seals in the juices of
- Overcooks
- Ruins the ribs
- Cambridge cleaners
More clues leading to the result ROBERT
- Peary of the Arctic
- TV oldie, 240-__
- Plant in rock?
- Frost or Burns
- Plant of Led Zeppelin
- Steamboat builder Fulton
- One of the Kennedy brothers
- Composer Schumann
- Barbra's "Meet the Fockers" costar
- Actor Duvall
More clues leading to the result SEETHES
- Boils
- Is more than displeased
- Sees red
- Does a slow burn
- Burns
- Is agitated
- Trembles with fury
- Is ready to blow
- Is really boiling
- Gets ready to explode, perhaps
More clues leading to the result SINGES
- Uses the hairdryer too long, perhaps
- Burns a bit
- Burns a little
- Sears
- Burns slightly
- Puts a little too close to the flame
- Burns the edges of
- Burns, in a way
- Scorches
- Chars
More clues leading to the result DISSES
- Trash-talks
- Insults
- Puts down
- Slights, slangily
- Bad-mouths
- Insults, slangily
- Badmouths
- Insults, so to speak
- Slams
- Insults, informally