scent: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of scent
noun
- countable, uncountable
A distinctive smell.
Example: the scent of flowers / of a skunk
- countable, uncountable
A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
Example: The dogs picked up / caught the scent but then quickly lost it.
- countable, uncountable
The sense of smell.
Example: I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
- uncountable
A substance (usually liquid) created to provide a pleasant smell.
Example: a scent shop
Listed forms: scents, sent.
Source: Wiktionary — scent.
verb
- transitive
To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
Example: The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
- ambitransitive
To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).
- figuratively, transitive
To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something).
Example: I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.
- transitive
To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.
Example: Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
Listed forms: scents, scenting, scented, sent.
Source: Wiktionary — scent.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for scent.
noun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
noun
any property detected by the olfactory system
verb
cause to smell or be smelly
- odorize
- odourise
verb
catch the scent of; get wind of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is scent in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of scent
S(1) + C(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of scent
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from scent
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in scent. Showing up to 24, longest first.