Words With "SM"

Q: How many English words contain "sm"?

Our dictionary contains 674 common English words with SM somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "sm"?

Common examples: absenteeism, absolutism, abysmal, abysmally, activism, ageism.

674 English words that contain the letters SM anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain SM? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 674 English words with SM somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

SM is a letter combination that appears in 674 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.

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3-Letter Words (1)

ism

4-Letter Words (5)

isms smit smog smug smut

5-Letter Words (23)

agism chasm deism gismo prism smack small smart smash smear smell smelt smile smirk smite smith smock smoke smoky smote smurf smuts spasm

8-Letter Words (121)

activism altruism aneurism aneurysm aphorism archaism baptisms besmirch bondsman bondsmen botulism charisma chessman chessmen cosmetic cosmoses cynicism dismally dismayed dismount dwarfism dynamism embolism escapism exorcism fatalism feminism gunsmith hedonism helmsman helmsmen herdsman herdsmen humanism huntsman huntsmen idealism inasmuch jasmines jingoism legalism linesman linesmen machismo marksman marksmen miasmata mismatch nepotism nihilism optimism organism orgasmic outsmart pacifism paganism paroxysm phantasm populism pressman pressmen pugilism rowdyism salesman salesmen sarcasms satanism smackers smacking smallest smallish smallpox smarmier smartens smartest smarting smashing smearing smellier smelling smelters smelting smidgens smidgeon smidgins smirched smirches smirking smithies smocking smoggier smokiest smolders smooched smooches smoothed smoother smoothes smoothie smoothly smothers smoulder smudgier smudging smuggest smuggled smuggler smuggles smugness smuttier solecism stoicism talisman tinsmith tokenism townsman townsmen transmit tropisms woodsman woodsmen

9-Letter Words (129)

abysmally anarchism aneurisms aneurysms aphorisms archaisms baptismal barbarism cataclysm catechism classmate communism cosmetics cosmogony cosmology cosmonaut craftsman craftsmen criticism cytoplasm defeatism despotism dismantle dismaying dismember dismissal dismissed dismisses dismounts dogmatism draftsman draftsmen embolisms eroticism euphemism exorcisms extremism fetishism feudalism formalism goldsmith guardsman guardsmen gunsmiths hypnotism legalisms locksmith macrocosm magnetism mannerism masochism mechanism mesmerism mesmerize microcosm mismanage modernism mongolism mysticism neologism nonsmoker ombudsman ombudsmen optimisms organisms ostracism outsmarts pantheism paroxysms pauperism pessimism phantasms pluralism prismatic ritualism smallness smarmiest smartened smartness smelliest smidgeons smilingly smirching smoggiest smokeless smokiness smoldered smooching smoothest smoothies smoothing smothered smoulders smudgiest smugglers smuggling smuttiest socialism solecisms spasmodic spokesman spokesmen sportsman sportsmen statesman statesmen swordsman swordsmen syllogism symbolism synergism talismans terrorism tinsmiths tradesman tradesmen transmits transmute tribalism tribesman tribesmen unsmiling vandalism voodooism voyeurism vulgarism witticism yachtsman yachtsmen

10-Letter Words (97)

absolutism alcoholism amateurism antagonism asceticism assessment barbarisms besmirched besmirches blacksmith bridesmaid capitalism cataclysms catechisms chauvinism classicism classmates cosmically cosmonauts criticisms dismantled dismantles dismembers dismissals dismissing dismissive dismounted dressmaker ecotourism empiricism enthusiasm euphemisms evangelism fanaticism favoritism federalism goldsmiths harassment journalism lesbianism liberalism locksmiths macrocosms mannerisms mechanisms mesmerized mesmerizes metabolism microcosms militarism minimalism mismanaged mismanages mismatched mismatches monarchism monetarism monotheism narcissism naturalism neologisms nonsmokers nonsmoking numismatic outsmarted patriotism plagiarism polytheism positivism pragmatism protoplasm puritanism radicalism recidivism rheumatism schismatic secularism seismology separatism skepticism smartening smartphone smartwatch smattering smokehouse smokestack smoldering smoothness smothering smouldered spoonerism surrealism syllogisms transmuted transmutes vulgarisms witticisms

14-Letter Words (16)

colloquialisms cosmetologists egalitarianism embarrassments existentialism fundamentalism microorganisms neocolonialism phantasmagoria sensationalism sentimentalism servomechanism transmigrating transmigration transmutations utilitarianism

15-Letter Words (10)

humanitarianism intellectualism phantasmagorias photojournalism plainclothesman plainclothesmen professionalism servomechanisms totalitarianism unsportsmanlike

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "sm"?

Our dictionary contains 674 common English words with SM somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "sm"?

Common examples: absenteeism, absolutism, abysmal, abysmally, activism, ageism.

Is "sm" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. SM may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. SM is a letter combination that appears in 674 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.

Words With "SM"

3-Letter Words (1)

4-Letter Words (5)

5-Letter Words (23)

6-Letter Words (53)

7-Letter Words (68)