Clues for the word "SCORCH"
We've had 40 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 77 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on December 08, 2025.
Definition of scorch
- v. t. - To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
- v. t. - To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.
- v. t. - To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- v. i. - To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
- v. i. - To burn or be burnt.
Referring Clues
- Toast
- Burn
- Burn with an iron
- Assail scathingly
- Shrivel with heat
- Char
- Misuse an iron
- Criticize severely
- Bake
- Burn while ironing
- Pressing problem?
- Parch
- Burn superficially
- Really let have it
- Burn badly
- Leave a black mark on, say
- Burn somewhat
- Burn around the edges
- Ironing mishap
- Burn a bit
- Discolor by burning
- Burn slightly
- Surface burn
- Be a terrible ironer
- Sear
- Shoot and you get too close to the fire
- Burn nearly 20 in front of church
- Almost 20 - central heating's become too hot
- Cut nearly half a chop to char
- Mark by overheating
- They snap up heroin and speed
- Burn up the track
- Scott, losing race, comes to Red Cross hospital with burn
- Char or cleaner's first in school
- Singe
- Over-sear?
- Deface with fire
- Really burn
- Char the surface of
- Burn the surface of
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - December 08, 2025
- LA Times - October 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 16, 2024
- USA Today - November 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - August 28, 2024
- Daily American - June 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 01, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - September 23, 2023
- Your Life Choices - July 24, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 20, 2023
- USA Today - April 28, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 21, 2022
- Your Life Choices - October 01, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 04, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - July 27, 2022
- Daily American - June 12, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 02, 2018
- Mirror Quick - November 23, 2017
- Your Life Choices - November 17, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - October 27, 2017
- Netword - October 14, 2017
- Guardian Quick - August 11, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - May 23, 2017
- Universal - April 15, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 22, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - August 30, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 20, 2015
- And in 47 more crossword puzzles...