5-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and D as the 5th letter

D in both the third and fifth slots leaves a narrow shell, and the 31 matches fill it almost entirely with past-tense verbs. ADDED, ENDED, SIDED, and CODED set the tone: each ends in -ed and carries the middle D the pattern demands. UNDID breaks the run as an irregular verb and the only Wordle answer.

Two Ds frame a list of past-tense verbs

• 31 matches put D in position three and D in position five.
• Every match ends in D, since the fifth slot fixes the final letter.
• 22 of the 31 are -ed verbs, including ADDED, ENDED, SIDED, and CODED.
• JADED scores 14 points, the top mark in the group.
• B and H each start four matches, and A, C, and R start three apiece.

Counting the past tenses in the double-D set

The -ed ending dominates, covering 22 of the 31 matches. ADDED, ENDED, SIDED, CODED, FADED, and WADED are plain past-tense verbs that share the same skeleton as the pattern. JADED and VADED add a J or a V for punch without changing the shape.

Nine entries step away from the verb reading: AUDAD, BEDAD, GADID, HODAD, HUDUD, IODID, MADID, REDID, and UNDID. The last two are irregular past forms that close on -id, while the rest are nouns and rarities that few players meet outside a word list.

Scores and shared letters in the double-D group

JADED tops the list at 14 points, helped by the 8-point J. BYDED follows at 12, and a block of words lands on 10: FADED, WADED, HUDUD, HIDED, HODAD, HADED, and VADED. CODED rounds the leaders at 9.

B and H each open four matches, while A, C, and R open three apiece. Collins lists all 31 entries, but NWL2023 carries 25 and ENABLE 24, so a few matches may not survive a change of word list.