5-Letter Word
SAMAN
Large ornamental tropical american tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
S1
A2
M3
A4
N5
- Letter positions
- Word
- saman
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- m
- Position 4
- a
- Position 5
- n
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 7
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| M | 3 | 497 | 4.0% |
| A | 4 | 1,027 | 8.2% |
| N | 5 | 512 | 4.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: A
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| M | 3 | 3 | 43% |
| A | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| N | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SAMAN a good Wordle opening word?
- SAMAN has a repeated letter (A), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
- What does SAMAN mean?
- SAMAN: Large ornamental tropical american tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle.
- What is the Scrabble score for SAMAN?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + A(1) + M(3) + A(1) + N(1). The highest-value tile is M (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 2 vowels?
- 7,415 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 2 vowels (59.4%). 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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