SCORCHING
Scrabble letter values: S1C3O1R1C3H4I1N1G2 = 17
Definition
- adverb capable of causing burns.
- adjective hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface.
Examples
- “it was scorching hot”
- “scorching heat”
- “It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade.”