Burning

/bɜːnɪŋ/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Burning

verb

  1. To cause to be consumed by fire.

    "He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."

  2. To be consumed by fire, or in flames.

    "He watched the house burn."

  3. To overheat so as to make unusable.

    "He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel."

  4. To become overheated to the point of being unusable.

    "The grill was too hot and the steak burned."

  5. To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.

    "to burn a hole;  to burn letters into a block"

noun

  1. The act by which something burns or is burned.
  2. A fire.

    "The burnings continued all day."

adjective

  1. So hot as to seem to burn (something).

    "the burning sun"

  2. Feeling very hot.

    "burning skin"

  3. Feeling great passion.

    "her burning heart"

  4. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.

    "burning zeal"

  5. Being keenly discussed.

    "a burning question; a burning issue"

Anagrams of Burning

No exact anagrams found for "burning". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "burning" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Burning"

Burning is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Burning" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "burning" is a medium-scoring word.