The term EXTINGUISHED can be broken down into eight words: DELIGHTED (9 letters), OUT (3 letters), DEAD (4 letters), SPENT (5 letters), DASHED (6 letters), DOUSED (6 letters), BLEWOUT (7 letters), and SNUFFED (7 letters). Each of these words has a meaning related to the term EXTINGUISHED, which means to put OUT or stop burning. DELIGHTED means to be filled with joy, while OUT means to be no longer burning. DEAD means to be no longer alive, and SPENT means to have used up all energy. DASHED means to have moved quickly, and DOUSED means to have been soaked in water. BLEWOUT means to have been extinguished by a gust of wind, and SNUFFED means to have been put OUT by squeezing. All of these words are related to the term EXTINGUISHED, which means to put OUT or stop burning.