smear
Smear can refer to an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope, or slanderous defamation. As a verb, smear can mean to stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance, make a smudge on; soil by smudging, or cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
SM
Ends
EAR
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SMEAR” Mean?
/smɪə/
smear has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesslanderous defamation
Synonyms
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Synonyms
Verb
4 sensesstain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
“smear the wall with paint”
“daub the ceiling with plaster”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
slanderous defamation
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
S, M, E, A, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SMEAR has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SMEAR is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SMEAR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SMEAR uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
SM, ME, EA, AR
Trigrams
SME, MEA, EAR
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