burnt

/bɝnt/
adjectivenoun

Damaged or injured by fire or heat.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Damaged or injured by fire or heat.

  2. Carbonised.

    “The toast was too burnt to eat.”

  3. Having a sunburn.

  4. Being darker than standard, especially browner.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Char.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.

BURNT at a glance

BURNT has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,659 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with burnt

All rhymes
  • LEARNT6
  • SUNBURNT10
  • UNBURNT9
  • UNLEARNT8
  • RELEARNT8
  • OVERBURNT14
  • LARNT5
  • MISLEARNT11
  • MOWBURNT15
  • OUTBURNT10
  • OUTLEARNT9
  • OVERLEARNT13

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