Scent
/sɛnt/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Scent
noun
- A distinctive odour or smell.
"the scent of a skunk"
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
"The dogs lost the scent."
- The sense of smell.
"I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs."
- A perfume.
- Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
verb
- To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
"The hounds scented the fox in the woods."
- To have a suspicion of.
"I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me."
- To impart an odour to.
"Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation."
- To have a smell.
- To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
Anagrams of Scent
Letter Values
s1
c3
e1
n1
t1
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Scent
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Scent"
Scent is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "scent" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Scent" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "scent" is a low-scoring word.