Scrabble & Words with friends points
- burn is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- burn is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- burn is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of burn
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire (noun)
Synonyms
- burning
- undergo combustion (verb)
Examples
- Maple wood burns well
Synonyms
- combust
- use up (energy) (verb)
Examples
- burn off calories through vigorous exercise
Synonyms
- burn off
- burn up
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb)
Synonyms
- sunburn
- cause to undergo combustion (verb)
Examples
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
Synonyms
- incinerate
- shine intensely, as if with heat (verb)
Examples
- The candles were burning
Synonyms
- glow
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun (noun)
Synonyms
- sunburn
- suntan
- tan
- cause to burn or combust (verb)
Examples
- The sun burned off the fog
Synonyms
- combust
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb)
Examples
- The sun burned his face
Synonyms
- bite
- sting
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent (verb)
Synonyms
- cauterise
- cauterize
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) (noun)
Synonyms
- burn mark
- create by duplicating data (verb)
Examples
- burn a CD
Synonyms
- cut
- destroy by fire (verb)
Examples
- They burned the house and his diaries
Synonyms
- burn down
- fire
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun)
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation (verb)
Examples
- The iron burnt a hole in my dress
- damage inflicted by fire (noun)
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight (verb)
Examples
- Witches were burned in Salem
- feel hot or painful (verb)
Examples
- My eyes are burning
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion (verb)
Examples
- She was burning with anger
- He was burning to try out his new skies
- spend (significant amounts of money) (verb)
Examples
- He has money to burn
See definition of burn in Merriam Webster