5-Letter Words Starting With SM
There are 46 five-letter words starting with SM, including 15 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With SM
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- SMALL Little in size, amount, or degree
- SMITH A person who works with metal, especially a blacksmith
- SMART Showing mental alertness and quick thinking
- SMOKE A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- SMILE A facial expression with upturned mouth corners showing pleasure
- SMELL To perceive odors through the nose
- SMASH To hit or break something violently into pieces
- SMACK A sharp slap or blow with an open hand
- SMEAR To spread or rub a substance messily over a surface
- SMOKY Marked by or filled with smoke
- SMIRK A smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- SMELT To extract metal from ore by heating
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SMITE
- SMOCK
- SMOTE
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: K (20%), E (17%), S (17%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 35% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, K, O, I, T
- Most have 1 vowel (61%)
- 46% contain a repeated letter
- 15 of the 46 are common puzzle answers (33%)
Other Valid Words
31 additional dictionary words start with SM — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SMUTS
- SMOOT
- SMITS
- SMUSH
- SMOUT
- SMOKO
- SMOLT
- SMORE
- SMILY
- SMARM
- SMIZE
- SMEES
- SMURS
- SMICK
- SMIRS
- SMOOR
- SMALT
- SMAZE
- SMERK
- SMORG
- SMEWS
- SMOGS
- SMEKE
- SMUGS
- SMIRR
- SMAIK
- SMALM
- SMOWT
- SMEEK
- SMEIK
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- SMAAK
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.