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BURN
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
B
3
U
1
R
1
N
1
Σ
6
Definitions
Verb
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
- burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
- undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
- cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
- destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
- use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"
- create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"
- feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
- feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
- spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
- execute by tying to a stake and setting alight; "Witches were burned in Salem"
- cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
- shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
Noun
- damage inflicted by fire
- a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
- an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word BURN
Yes, BURN is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 6 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
BURN is a 4-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 3 consonants.