- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with SM and ending in E (SM__E)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SMILE (May 30, 2026); SMITE (June 24, 2022); SMOKE (September 20, 2024).
AARTI 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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Pattern guide
What fits SM__E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
- 4th letter K, L, R, T, Z
Meanings and answer history
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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.
SMITE
To strike down or kill with godly force.
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Past Wordle answer: June 24, 2022.
SMOKE
The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
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Past Wordle answer: September 20, 2024.
SMOTE
simple past of smite
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMAZE
Smoky haze in the air.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMEKE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMIZE
To smile with one's eyes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMORE
Alternative spelling of s'more.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match SM__E?
- 8 five-letter words match SM__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SMORE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.