Whiff
5 lettersnounUpdated June 2026
Definition
a brief smell or puff of air or smoke
“She caught a whiff of freshly baked bread from the bakery”
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puffsniff
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"Whiff" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
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