SMELL — 5 letter word
smell
The word smell has 5 letters: S, M, E, L, L. It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Smell has 1 anagram: mells. As a noun, it means "the act of perceiving the odor of something".
5 letter word "smell": S M E L L — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 10
Letter analysis of smell
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
1 vowels, 4 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of smell
noun
- the act of perceiving the odor of something Synonyms: smelling
- any property detected by the olfactory system Synonyms: olfactory property, aroma, odor, odour, scent
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents Synonyms: sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form "We loved the smell of roses." Synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people Synonyms: feeling
verb
- become aware of not through the senses but instinctively Synonyms: sense, smell out
- emit an odor "The soup smells good"
- to have an unpleasant odor "They rarely wash, and they smell."
- inhale the odor of
- have an element suggestive (of something) Synonyms: smack, reek
Anagrams of smell(1)
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