5-Letter Word
SANDS
Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
S1
A2
N3
D4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- sands
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- n
- Position 4
- d
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 6
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 2 | 2,022 | 16.2% |
| 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% |
| N | 3 | 933 | 7.5% |
| D | 4 | 451 | 3.6% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: S
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- 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 | 17% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 17% |
| N | 3 | 1 | 17% |
| D | 4 | 2 | 33% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 17% |
| Total | 6 | Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SANDS a good Wordle opening word?
- SANDS has a repeated letter (S), 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 SANDS mean?
- SANDS: Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- What is the Scrabble score for SANDS?
- 6 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + S(1). The highest-value tile is D (2 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 16% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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