6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter

The pattern is C _ _ _ D _, so the fifth position is fixed while the second, third, fourth, and final letters do the sorting. Seven entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency. COMEDY and CLOUDS are easy to recognize; the top scorer, CHUDDY, is a less familiar play, and that gap between familiarity and score is worth keeping in mind.

Pattern facts at a glance

• 30 tournament-dictionary entries match C _ _ _ D _.
• Seven entries qualify as common by frequency ranking.
• S is the leading final letter, appearing in 13 matches.
• Y follows with seven; A and E each finish four.
• COMEDY, CLOUDS, and CANADA are recognizable examples.

Which endings and examples stand out?

Final S leads: 13 of the 30 entries end in S, while Y takes seven. A and E tie at four each, and O closes only two. Once C _ _ _ D _ is set, the last tile narrows the options more sharply than any one middle position.

COMEDY and CANADA are familiar choices, with CLOUDS, CROWDS, CLOUDY, and CHORDS adding other recognizable forms. The set also includes CHILDS, CICADA, and CREEDS, but fitting the pattern does not guarantee that every spelling will feel familiar.

Only seven entries are common by frequency, so everyday recognition and tournament acceptance are different filters. The source counts are 28 in Collins, 23 in NWL2023, and 21 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

For comparison, changing only the fifth letter from D to E gives 483 C-first matches. The D constraint creates a much shorter set, so checking the final position early is a practical way to narrow a pattern search.

Scrabble scores for 6-letter words with C first and D fifth

• CHUDDY leads at 16 points.
• CROWDY and CHYLDE score 15 apiece.
• COMEDY and CYCADS each score 14.
• CRUDDY and CLODDY each score 13.