SADHU

Meaning

An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).

SADHU as a word-puzzle answer

SADHU is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (A, U) and 3 consonants (S, D, H). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (S, A), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.