5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and D as the 3rd letter

This pattern is a narrow filter: only 63 tournament-dictionary words fit, and familiar choices include TODAY, MODEL, DODGE, and LODGE. CODEX and VODKA add less ordinary options, while CODES and MODES show how often plural or inflected forms appear. Just 15 entries rank among the most common English words, so expect many unfamiliar candidates.

The pattern at a glance

• Collins lists all 63 matches; NWL2023 lists 48, and ENABLE lists 46.
• Only 15 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Eleven entries also match the tournament-filtered Wordle answer list.
• S ends 12 words; E and Y tie at 9 apiece.

Which endings occur most often?

S is the most common final letter, with 12 matches; E and Y each finish 9. CODES and MODES show the S ending, LODGE ends in E, and TODAY ends in Y. Those three endings give you a practical first pass when the middle letters are fixed.

The first position is led by C and M, with 8 matches apiece; P follows at 6. Compare CODEX, CODES, and CODED, then check MODEM, MODEL, and MODES: the shared opening pair changes only at the last two slots.

When the O-D sequence is confirmed, try S, E, or Y at the end before testing less frequent endings. This is a tighter search than cycling through possible first letters, since C and M already tie for the lead.

How do these words score, and which fit Wordle?

Eleven matches appear in the tournament-filtered Wordle answer list. For board play, HODJA tops the score list at 16 points; CODEX and PODEX each score 15, while VODKA scores 13.

The point leaders are not the easiest guesses to recognize. TODAY, MODEL, and DODGE are more familiar choices, but the full pattern is not equally represented across games: Collins includes 63 matches, compared with 48 in NWL2023 and 46 in ENABLE.

That dictionary gap is the main limitation: a word accepted in Collins may not work in an NWL2023 or ENABLE game. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate, especially one chosen for its score.