SCORCH Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 239 solutions for 'SCORCH' with 3 to 17 letters.
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The clue "scorch" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SEAR", a 4-letter word.

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Answer
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SCORCH with 5 letters
STAIN
5
STEAM
5
STICK
5
STORM
5
SWEAT
5
SWEEP
5
TAINT
5
TOAST
5
TOWEL
5
WHISK
5
WIZEN
5
WOUND
5
SCORCH with 6 letters
ABRADE
6
AIR-DRY
6
ASSAIL
6
ATTACK
6
BARREL
6
BEDAUB
6
BLOODY
6
BREEZE
6
BURN IN
6
DARKEN
6
FLY LOW
6
GO FAST
6
INCISE
6
INJURE
6
INJURY
6
LESION
6
PIERCE
6
SAVAGE
6
SCATHE
6
SCOTCH
6
SCRAPE
6
SEETHE
6
SIMMER
6
SIZZLE
6
SMIRCH
6
SOAK UP
6
SOLDER
6
SPONGE
6
SPRAIN
6
STIFLE
6
STRAIN
6
SUN-DRY
6
SWINGE
6
TRAUMA
6
WEAZEN
6
WITHER
6
WRENCH
6
SCORCH with 7 letters
ATTAINT
7
BESMEAR
7
BESMOKE
7
BESTAIN
7
BLACKEN
7
BLEMISH
7
BLISTER
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BURN OFF
7
COMBUST
7
CRACKLE
7
FLAME UP
7
FLARE UP
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FLICKER
7
FRAZZLE
7
MAT BURN
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MUMMIFY
7
OXIDATE
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OXIDISE
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OXIDIZE
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RUPTURE
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SCARIFY
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SCOURGE
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SCRATCH
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SHRIVEL
7
SLUBBER
7
SMOLDER
7
SMOTHER
7
SUNBURN
7
SWELTER
7
TARNISH
7
TORREFY
7
TROUNCE
7
SCORCH with 8 letters
ABRASION
8
BE IN HEAT
8
BESMIRCH
8
CUT ALONG
8
DISCOLOR
8
FRACTURE
8
HIGHBALL
8
INCISION
8
INSOLATE
8
LACERATE
8
LAMBASTE
8
MUTILATE
8
POUR IT ON
8
PUNCTURE
8
PYROLYZE
8
SMOULDER
8
SUNSCALD
8
VESICATE
8
WINDBURN
8

Top answers for SCORCH crossword clue from newspapers

SEAR
SINGE
CHAR
BURN
SCALD

Definition of scorch

  • a discoloration caused by heat; a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues; a surface burn; become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"; become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"; destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"

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What is the best solution to the riddle SCORCH?

Solution SEAR is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SEAR is 4 letters long. We have 54 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SCORCH"?

There are 239 solutions. The longest is WOUNDS IMMEDICABLE with 17 letters, and the shortest is CUT with 3 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "SCORCH"?

Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

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Scorch slightly
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Scorch; fish
2
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2
scorched earth
2
Burn, scorch
1
Burn; scorch
1
Char; scorch
1
Scorch or burn
1
Scorch or burn the surface
1
Scorch or burn the surface of
1
Scorch; trout-like fish
1
the state of being scorching
1
Tree susceptible to bacterial leaf scorch
1
Soothing stuff for scorched skin
1
Scorching saison
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Scorches verbally
1
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