The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SEARED , but the solution may also be ARID which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Scorched crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEARED | 57 % | 6 |
| ADUST | 17 % | 5 |
| BURNT | 6 % | 5 |
| CHARRED | 6 % | 7 |
| SERE | 6 % | 4 |
| ARID | 3 % | 4 |
| SINGED | 3 % | 6 |
| BLISTERED | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scorched
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sunbaked
- parched
- baked
- destroyed
- adust
- damaged
- dry
- burn
- burnt
- charred
- consumed
- blown
Crossword Answer definitions
SEARED 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.
- Blackened by heat; scorched; burned
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 SEARED
- Scorched
- Blackened
- Slightly charred
- Prepared, as tuna
- Browned at high heat
- Burned quickly
- Barbecued
- Charred
- Burned superficially
- How some tuna is prepared
More clues leading to the result ADUST
- Burned
- Parched
- Scorched.
- Sunburnt.
- Parched.
- "Raise ___ about nothing."
- Kick up ___.
- Dried up.
- Dried up, to poets
- Scorched
More clues leading to the result BURNT
- Well past well-done
- Charred
- Beyond tanned
- Oxidized
- Beyond toasted
- Rather overdone
- Incinerated
- Beyond well done
- Set a match to
- Left on the grill too long
More clues leading to the result CHARRED
- Scorched
- Burnt
- Partially burned.
- Burned to a crisp.
- Slightly burned
- Like some Cajun cuisine
- Like some steaks
- Blackened
- Way overcooked
- Like some scorched steaks
More clues leading to the result SERE
More clues leading to the result ARID
- Bone-dry
- Dry as a bone
- Like a Saharan RAID?
- Like a dust bowl
- Like the Gobi
- Mojave-like
- Overly dry
- Dehydrated
- Gobi-ish
- Like the Mojave
More clues leading to the result SINGED
- Burned a bit
- Burned slightly
- The way some people like marshmallows prepared over campfires
- Slightly burned
- Burned a little
- What fire did: Conrad's Youth.
- Burned superficially.
- Scorched.
- Not quite burned
- Slightly black