- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words starting with SMA
Our Wordle guess list has 10 five-letter words that start with SMA.
10 matching words
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This list has 10 Wordle guesses; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: SMALL (December 20, 2023); SMART (November 13, 2021); SMASH (April 5, 2023).
ACHAR does not fit this page's clues. SMALT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Where these letters usually land
The SMA prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- S most often the 1st letter (100% of these words), also 4th (10%).
- M most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words), also 5th (20%).
- A most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 4th (10%).
Word notes
Definitions are sourced or editorially reviewed and do not determine word-list status. Corrections.
SMACK
A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
“rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMALL
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
“A small serving of ice cream.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 20, 2023.
SMART
To hurt or sting.
“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"”
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Past Wordle answer: November 13, 2021.
SMASH
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
“I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 5, 2023.
SMAAK
To like; to be attracted to.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMAIK
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMALM
To smear or daub.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMALT
A deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMARM
Smarmy language or behavior.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMAZE
Smoky haze in the air.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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