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SAINT SAUNA

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

Top-ranked splitter AAHED

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. SAINE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

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SAINT used SAUNA used SAINE guess SAINS guess SAUNF guess SAUNT guess SAYNE guess

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3rd letter I, U, Y
5th letter A, E, F, S, T

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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.