5-Letter Words Starting With SAU

4 common words and 19 valid guesses start with "SAU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

4 common words19 valid words

Common Words (4)

Words most likely to be the answer.

saute
sauna
saucy
sauce

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sauba
sauch
saudi
sauer
saugh
sauks
sauld
sauls
sault
saunt
saura
saury
sausa
sauty
sauve

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

s19
a19
u19
e4
t4
c3
y3
r3
l3
h2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is c, appearing in 3 of 19 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 14 with 2 unique vowels
  • 5 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ba · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -cy · 1 words
  • -di · 1 words

Strategy

Only 4 possible answers start with "SAU" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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