Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

false scent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: false s-cent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.

noun

A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing.

Inflected Forms

false scents (plural)

Questions

What does false scent mean?: A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.

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