burning at the stake

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

burning at the stake is a valid 20-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1R1N1I1N1G2A1T1T1H4E1S1T1A1K5E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does burning at the stake mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE