5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching SA_N_

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7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SAINE

Position 3I 43%U 43%Y 14%
Position 5E 29%T 29%A 14%F 14%

Possible answers

SAINT SAUNA

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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SAINT (September 22, 2022); SAUNA (December 23, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter SAINT
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode SAINT keeps every stated clue.

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No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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What fits SA_N_?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter I, U, Y
  • 5th letter A, E, F, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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SAINT

A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.

“The Roman Catholic Church proclaimed Kateri Tekakwitha a saint in 2012.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2022.

SAUNA

A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

“The hotel has a sauna in the basement.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 23, 2024.

SAINE

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SAINS

third-person singular simple present indicative of sain

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SAUNF

fennel, fennel seeds

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SAUNT

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SAYNE

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match SA_N_?
7 five-letter words match SA_N_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SAINE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.