01 Word definition

smear

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is SMEAR a word?

Yes. SMEAR is a 5-letter noun. slanderous defamation Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SMEAR?

S-M-E-A-R

SMEAR contains 5 letters, begins with S, and ends with R.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. slanderous defamation

2noun

  1. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

Synonyms
vilificationmalignmentcytologic smearcytosmear
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score7points
Words With Friends8points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SMEAR spelled?

S1M2E3A4R5
Starts withSMEFirst 3 letters
Ends withEARLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About SMEAR.

How do you spell SMEAR?

SMEAR is spelled S-M-E-A-R. It contains 5 letters.