Scorching
The crossword clue "Scorching" is answered by HOT, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HOT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOT answer page.
Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TORRID (12 uses in xd)
- REDHOT (4 uses in xd)
- SOHOT (4 uses in xd)
- HOTASHADES (2 uses in xd)
- SEARING (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOT, most used first.
- All the rage - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Spicy - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Stolen - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- On a roll - used 47 times, most recently in 2024
- Sizzling - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Very popular - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Sweltering - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Peppery - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Fresh from the oven - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Sexy - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- In - used 24 times, most recently in 2021
- Torrid - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- In demand - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Popular - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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