Raked over the coals is an idiom that means to be harshly criticized or reprimanded. The term can be broken down into four crossword solutions: lambasted (9 letters), berated (7 letters), scathed (7 letters), and torninto (8 letters). Lambasted means to criticize someone severely, while berated means to scold someone angrily. Scathed means to criticize someone harshly, and torninto means to criticize someone severely. All of these words describe the same action of being raked over the coals.