smell
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
Example:
I love the smell of fresh bread.
- verbTo sense a smell or smells.
Example:
I can smell fresh bread.
- nounThe sense that detects odours.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #368 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 34% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l