5-Letter Word
SAJOU
A 5 letter word: sajou
S1
A2
J3
O4
U5
- Letter positions
- Word
- sajou
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- j
- Position 4
- o
- Position 5
- u
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 12
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4, 5 | 296 | 2.4% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| J | 3 | 42 | 0.3% |
| O | 4 | 658 | 5.3% |
| U | 5 | 63 | 0.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: J
Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| J | 3 | 8 | 67% |
| O | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| U | 5 | 1 | 8% |
| Total | 12 | Higher than 87% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SAJOU a good Wordle opening word?
- SAJOU has no repeated letters and 3 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile J, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
- What does SAJOU mean?
- SAJOU: A 5 letter word: sajou.
- What is the Scrabble score for SAJOU?
- 12 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + A(1) + J(8) + O(1) + U(1). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 67% of the total. This score is higher than 87% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 3 vowels?
- 1,249 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 3 vowels (10.0%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).
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