6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and M as the 2nd letter

The opening SM gives you familiar choices such as SMILES, SMOKED, and SMELLS, alongside less common plays like SMAZES and SMILAX. Only 11 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the pattern mixes everyday vocabulary with tournament-list surprises. Endings are uneven, too: S appears far more often than any other final letter.

What stands out among six-letter SM words?

• Exactly 76 six-letter words begin SM in at least one tournament dictionary.
• SMOOTH, SMILES, SMOKED, and SMUDGE are familiar examples; 11 entries are common by frequency.
• Final S leads with 29 words, while Y is next with 16.
• Collins includes 74 matches, compared with 49 in NWL2023 and 45 in ENABLE.
• The average score is 10.8 points; SMAZES leads the scoring list at 17.

Which letters end the most six-letter SM words?

S is the clear ending leader: 29 of these words finish with S. That makes plurals and verb forms especially visible, including SMELLS, SMILES, SMOKES, and SMACKS. Y comes next with 16, represented by SMILEY, SMELLY, and SMITHY.

H accounts for 10 endings and E for 8; D and R each appear 3 times. That spread gives you a practical solving check: if your final tile is S, test an SM word first, but do not assume every match is a familiar base form. The 74-word Collins count also exceeds the 49-word NWL2023 count, so dictionary acceptance varies by game.

6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and M as the 2nd letter

SMAZES tops the scoring list at 17 points, ahead of SMOKEY, SMILAX, and SMIRKY at 15 each. SMACKS, SMITHY, and SMOCKS score 14. The counterintuitive pick is SMAZES: a less familiar word outranks the recognizable SMOOTH, so check your rack and board before choosing by familiarity alone.

The neighboring S-T pattern is much larger, with 361 matches, while S-A has 306. By contrast, the same S-M pattern has 41 five-letter words and 96 seven-letter words. Use those neighboring patterns when a crossing tile changes your second letter; for this six-letter S-M group, Collins has broader coverage than NWL2023 or ENABLE.