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   char

   /tʃɑː/

   verb

   • 1. partially burn so as to blacken the surface: "a region charred by bush fires"
   • ▪ (of an object) become blackened as a result of partial burning: "the exposed surfaces of the beams may char in a fire"

   noun

   • 1. material that has been charred: "she trimmed the char from the wicks of the oil lamps"

   Word Origin late 17th century: apparently a back-formation from charcoal.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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