scent
Scent can refer to a distinctive odor that is pleasant, an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced, or any property detected by the olfactory system. As a verb, scent can mean to cause to smell or be smelly, catch the scent of; get wind of, or apply perfume to.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
SC
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SCENT” Mean?
/sɛnt/
scent has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, C, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SCENT has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SCENT is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SCENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SCENT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SC, CE, EN, NT
Trigrams
SCE, CEN, ENT
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