- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words starting with SMI
Our Wordle guess list has 10 five-letter words that start with SMI.
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: SMILE (May 30, 2026); SMIRK (October 21, 2023); SMITE (June 24, 2022); SMITH (February 25, 2024).
ABATE does not fit this page's clues. SMITE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 SMI 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 5th (20%).
- M most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words).
- I most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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SMILE
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
“She's got a perfect smile.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 27, 2023; May 30, 2026.
SMIRK
An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
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Past Wordle answer: October 21, 2023.
SMITE
To strike down or kill with godly force.
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Past Wordle answer: June 24, 2022.
SMITH
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
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Past Wordle answer: February 25, 2024.
SMICK
A chav; a spide.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMILY
Alternative form of smiley.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMIRR
Alternative form of smur
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMIRS
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMITS
plural of smit
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
SMIZE
To smile with one's eyes.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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