6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

The pattern is D _ A _ _ _, so four positions remain open after the first and third letters are fixed. Dealer, deadly, drawer, and dragon give you familiar starting points, but only 16 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins has 84, ENABLE 59, and NWL2023 61.

At a glance: counts, examples, and endings

• Collins accepts 84 matches; ENABLE accepts 59 and NWL2023 accepts 61.
• Only 16 entries sit in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Dealer, dragon, deadly, drawer, and deaths are among the familiar examples.
• Words ending in S lead at 21; Y follows at 13, then R at 11.
• Average Scrabble value across the set is 10.2 points.

Which six-letter matches score highest?

Diazin, draffy, diazos, and drazel tie for the top Scrabble score at 16 points. Dhamma, drachm, drabby, diaxon, and drappy each score 14; dwarfs scores 13.

All four 16-point leaders start with DIA or DRA, giving you a quick rack check: try those openings before reaching for a less familiar arrangement.

Those points do not signal everyday vocabulary: dealer and dragon are easier to recognize than the leaders. Treat the 16-point group as rack-dependent options, not automatic plays; check your game's dictionary before committing to a specialist entry.

6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

Among D-first patterns with A third, this group is modest: D-N has 104 matches and D-R has 97, while D-O has 83. D-A edges D-O by one word, so changing the third letter from O to A barely alters the search.

Change the first letter instead and the contrast widens: S-A has 409 matches, compared with 84 for D-A and 144 for B-A. Keeping D and A while changing length gives 55 five-letter matches and 151 seven-letter matches.

Use familiar anchors such as dealer, dragon, deadly, and drawer to test candidate shapes, then check endings: 21 entries finish in S, 13 in Y, and 11 in R. S endings lead by a clear margin, so try that final letter early when it is still unknown.