5-Letter Word
SAMEN
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
E4
N5
- Letter positions
- Word
- samen
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- m
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- n
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- 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 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% |
| M | 3 | 497 | 4.0% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| N | 5 | 512 | 4.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| M | 3 | 3 | 43% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| N | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SAMEN a good Wordle opening word?
- SAMEN meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
- What does SAMEN mean?
- SAMEN: 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 SAMEN?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + A(1) + M(3) + E(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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