The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NOSE , but the solution may also be SMELLOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in The Onion).
Detect by scent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOSE | 50 % | 4 |
| SMELLOUT | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Detect by scent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nose
- wind
- scented
- sniff
- smell
- subtle
- smoke
- smoked
- drag
- biosensor
- detected
- detecting
Crossword Answer definitions
NOSE noun- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- The tip of an object.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
- A perfumer.
- The power of smelling.
- Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- (by extension) Skill at finding information.
- A downward projection from a cornice.
- An informer.
- To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- To snoop.
- To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
- To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- To furnish with a nose.
- To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
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