incense vs scent

incense and scent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incense	Yes	No	Yes	No
scent	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scent is a hypernym of incense; that is, scent is a word with a broader meaning than incense:

Other hypernyms of incense include aroma, fragrance, perfume.

As verbs, scent is a hypernym of incense; that is, scent is a word with a broader meaning than incense:

Other hypernyms of incense include odorize, odourise.

incense (noun)	scent (noun)
the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned	any property detected by the olfactory system
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned	an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
	a distinctive odor that is pleasant

incense (verb)	scent (verb)
make furious	apply perfume to
perfume especially with a censer	catch the scent of; get wind of
	cause to smell or be smelly