Is SMILE a Wordle Word?

Yes. SMILE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on September 27, 2023 (#830) and May 30, 2026 (#1806).

Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.

What does SMILE mean?

/ˈsmaɪ.əl/

noun

  1. A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.“He always puts a smile on my face.”
  2. Favour; propitious regard.“the smile of the gods”
  3. A drink bought by one person for another.

verb

  1. To have (a smile) on one's face.“I don't know what he's smiling about.”
  2. To express by smiling.“to smile consent, or a welcome”
  3. To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
2 more verb definitions
  1. To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.“The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.”
  2. To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.“The gods smiled on his labours.”

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

SMILE in Wordle

Starter word rating
AverageIn the top 17% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
I, L, E

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