5-Letter Words Starting With SM
There are 24 five-letter words starting with SM in our dictionary; 17 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 24 words
- small7 points
- smile7 points
- smoke11 points
- smash10 points
- smith10 points
- smart7 points
- smell7 points
- smoky14 points
- smack13 points
- smock13 points
- smirk11 points
- smear7 points
- smelt7 points
- smite7 points
- smote7 points
- smuts7 points
- smogs8 points
- smaze16 points
- smews10 points
- smarm9 points
- smalt7 points
- smolt7 points
- smeek11 points
- smerk11 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 24
- By usage: 16 very common, 1 common, 7 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- smaze 16
- smoky 14
- smack 13
- smock 13
- smeek 11
- smerk 11
- smirk 11
- smoke 11
- smash 10
- smews 10
Most common
- small
- smile
- smoke
- smash
- smith
- smart
- smell
- smoky
- smack
- smock
Definitions
- small (adjective)
- Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
- smile (noun)
- A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement.
- smoke (noun)
- A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
- smash (noun)
- A vigorous blow.
This page lists every one of the 24 five-letter words starting with SM in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so SMALL, SMILE and SMOKE sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with SM are there?
Our dictionary has 24 five-letter words starting with SM, of which 17 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with SM?
SMAZE scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.