5-Letter Word
SMELL
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
S1
M2
E3
L4
L5
- Letter positions
- Word
- smell
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- m
- Position 3
- e
- Position 4
- l
- Position 5
- l
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 7
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 3 | 1,375 | 11.0% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| M | 2 | 175 | 1.4% |
| E | 3 | 847 | 6.8% |
| L | 4 | 756 | 6.1% |
| L | 5 | 465 | 3.7% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: L
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| M | 2 | 3 | 43% |
| E | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| L | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| L | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SMELL a good Wordle opening word?
- SMELL has a repeated letter (L), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
- What does SMELL mean?
- SMELL: The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
- What is the Scrabble score for SMELL?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + M(3) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1). The highest-value tile is M (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).
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