Sniff
The crossword clue "Sniff" is answered by SMELL, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMELL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMELL answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- IVECAUGHTACOLD (1 uses in xd)
- THISISREALLYSAD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SMELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMELL, most used first.
- Odor - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Aroma - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Common sense - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Get a whiff of - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- One of the senses - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Get wind of - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
- Scent - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Fragrance. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Use one's nose - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Detect an aroma - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Detect, in a way - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- What the nose knows - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bloodhound's clue - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Catch a whiff of - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Whiff - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- "I ___ a rat!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Need a bath badly - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
- Cubic meter - STERE, used 273 times
- Frighten - SCARE, used 195 times
- Trap - SNARE, used 192 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Place - STEAD, used 187 times
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