Anosmia
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The loss or complete absence of the sense of smell, resulting from damage to olfactory tissues, nerve impairment, or nasal obstruction.
“After her illness she suffered from anosmia for several weeks before her sense of smell gradually returned.”
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an·os·mi·a
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Wordle
Starts ANO, ends in MIA, contains A, O, I, A vowels making it very vowel-heavy
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Four vowels in seven tiles makes this harder to place, M gives modest value, well-known to medical word fans
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