Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scent hound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: scen-t hound
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

Inflected Forms

scent hounds (plural) scenthound (alternative)

Phrases

sniff out

Frequently Paired Words

sniff out gazehound sighthound

Synonyms

brach trackhound

Questions

What does scent hound mean?: A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

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