Is “Smell” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SMELL
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Smell

/smɛl/

noun
  1. 1.A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

    I love the smell of fresh bread.

  2. 2.The sense that detects odours.

  3. 3.A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Synonyms: olfaction, sense of smell

verb
  1. 1.To sense a smell or smells.

    I can smell fresh bread.

  2. 2.Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

    Her feet smell of cheese.

  3. 3.(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

    Ew, this stuff smells.

Synonyms: detect, sense, pong, reek, stink, whiff