- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with SM and ending in T (SM__T)
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SMART
Position 3O 57%A 29%E 14%
Position 4L 43%O 14%R 14%U 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SMART (November 13, 2021); SMELT (March 14, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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__T?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, O
- 4th letter L, O, R, U, W
Meanings and answer history
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SMART
To hurt or sting.
“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 13, 2021.
SMELT
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 14, 2022.
SMALT
A deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMOLT
A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMOOT
A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMOUT
A printer who does short-term work in various offices.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SMOWT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match SM__T?
- 7 five-letter words match SM__T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SMART has the highest feedback entropy at 5.24 bits against the possible answers.