smelling
Smelling can refer to the act of perceiving the odor of something. Smelling is also used as adjective, with meanings including (used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
16
Starts
SM
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SMELLING” Mean?
/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/
smelling has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sense(used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
“the hall was redolent of floor wax”
“air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey”
Synonyms
Noun
1 sensethe act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
(used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
S, M, E, L, L, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SMELLING has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SMELLING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SMELLING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SMELLING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDDEFG
CV Pattern
CCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
SM, ME, EL, LL, LI, IN, NG
Trigrams
SME, MEL, ELL, LLI, LIN, ING
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