Scrabble & Words with friends points
- smells is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- smells is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- smells is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of smells
- any property detected by the olfactory system (noun)
Synonyms
- aroma
- odor
- odour
- olfactory property
- scent
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (noun)
Examples
- it had the smell of treason
Synonyms
- feel
- feeling
- flavor
- flavour
- look
- spirit
- tone
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents (noun)
Synonyms
- olfaction
- olfactory modality
- sense of smell
- the act of perceiving the odor of something (noun)
Synonyms
- smelling
- have an element suggestive (of something) (verb)
Examples
- this passage smells of plagiarism
Synonyms
- reek
- smack
- the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form (noun)
Examples
- she loved the smell of roses
Synonyms
- odor
- odour
- olfactory perception
- olfactory sensation
- become aware of not through the senses but instinctively (verb)
Examples
- I smell trouble
- smell out corruption
Synonyms
- sense
- smell out
- emit an odor (verb)
Examples
- The soup smells good
- inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense (verb)
- smell bad (verb)
Examples
- He rarely washes, and he smells
See definition of smells in Merriam Webster