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SMELL

SMELL is a valid 5-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does SMELL Mean?

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Letter by Letter

LettersmellTotal
Scrabble131117
Words With Friends1412210

Word Game Intelligence

SMELL Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

1 vowel · 4 consonants

Vowels (E at #3)

Duplicate letter: L

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -S -Y

Wordle Playability

B-Tier

Letter frequency score: 64/100

SMELL uses specialized consonants or duplicates, making it a targeted mid-game guess.

Hive & Anagram Power

4 unique letters · 17 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is SMELL a Wordle Word?

SMELL is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of SMELL

One other word uses exactly these letters.

mells

Words Inside SMELL

17 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when SMELL won't fit on the board.

ellselmsmellmelssellellelmelsemslesmelmesselelemesme

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