scent vs. sent vs. cent
3 words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Medium level in Homonym Hunter.
👃 scent
A smell, especially a pleasant one.
“The scent of pine filled the cabin.”
📤 sent
Past tense of send.
“I sent the letter yesterday.”
🪙 cent
A coin worth one hundredth of a dollar.
“It costs ninety-nine cents.”
Quick way to tell them apart
“scent” means a smell, especially a pleasant one; “sent” means past tense of send; “cent” means a coin worth one hundredth of a dollar.
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