p 3 a 1 r 1 c 3 h 4
5 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
originFrom Middle English parchen, paarchen (“to parch; dry; roast”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Middle English perchen (“to roast”).
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