burn
Burn can refer to an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation, pain that feels hot as if it were on fire, or a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body). As a verb, burn can mean to shine intensely, as if with heat, cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort, or destroy by fire.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
9
Starts
BU
Ends
URN
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “BURN” Mean?
burn has 19 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensespain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Synonyms
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
damage inflicted by fire
Verb
15 sensesshine intensely, as if with heat
“The coals were glowing in the dark”
“The candles were burning”
“Lights burn on the horizon”
“The horizon is burning with lights”
Synonyms
undergo combustion
“Maple wood burns well”
“The wooden sticks burn”
“These fabrics burn easily”
Synonyms
cause to burn or combust
“The sun burned off the fog”
“We combust coal and other fossil fuels”
“They burn the trees”
Synonyms
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
“She was burning with anger”
“He was burning to try out his new skis”
Show 9 more verb definitions
execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
“Witches were burned in Salem”
spend (significant amounts of money)
“He has money to burn”
feel hot or painful
“My eyes are burning”
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Synonyms
use up (energy)
“burn off calories through vigorous exercise”
damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
“The iron burnt a hole in my dress”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Length
4 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
N
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
B, U, R, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆BURN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BURN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BURN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BURN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
BU, UR, RN
Trigrams
BUR, URN
Crossword Intelligence
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