The term 'in an emoticon' can be represented by the crossword solution SMILE, which is a 5-letter word. An emoticon is a combination of keyboard characters used to represent facial expressions or emotions, such as a smiley face. The most common emoticon is a colon followed by a parenthesis, which is used to represent a smiling face. The term 'in an emoticon' is often used to refer to this particular emoticon.