Scorch
The crossword clue "Scorch" is answered by SEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 217 times across 67 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEAR answer page.
Used 217 times across 67 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 25 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.
- BURN (20 uses in xd)
Other clues for SEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEAR, most used first.
- Char - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn - used 66 times, most recently in 2023
- Blacken - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Cauterize - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn the surface of - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn slightly - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Brand - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Brown quickly - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn somewhat - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Char, as a steak - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn a bit - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Char on a grill - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Blacken on a grill - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Scorch - CHAR, used 198 times
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