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

The pattern fixes D in the opening slot and P in the third, leaving three letters to complete each word. DEPEND, DEPART, and DEPLOY are recognizable options; DOPANT and DIPODY are less familiar. The 43 matches span several tournament dictionaries, so a word accepted in one game may not appear in another.

How many 6-letter words have D first and P third?

• There are 43 matching six-letter words across the tournament dictionaries.
• 11 entries fall within the common-word group, including DEPEND and DEPART.
• The average letter score is 10.6 points.
• Collins includes 42 matches, ENABLE 34, and NWL2023 38; those counts overlap.
• E is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 8 entries.

Which words fit the D-P pattern?

Start with familiar forms: DEPEND, DEPART, DEPLOY, DEPICT, and DEPUTY all place P exactly third. DEPTHS and DIPPED offer a different vowel pattern, while DEPOTS and DIPPERS show how endings can shift without moving either fixed letter.

The ending is not evenly spread. E leads with 8 words, followed by T with 7 and S with 6; D and Y each finish 5. That makes the final slot a useful clue once D and P are locked in, but it does not narrow the list to one obvious ending.

The pattern is tighter at six letters than at its neighboring lengths: the same D-and-P positions produce 15 five-letter matches and 71 seven-letter matches. Check the neighboring lists when your known letters do not fit a six-letter answer.

Which D-P words score highest?

DUPLEX and DIPLEX lead the scores at 16 points apiece. DIPODY follows at 13, while DEPTHS, DEPLOY, DEPUTY, DIPPED, and DAPHNE each score 12. DUPLEX is the more recognizable high scorer; DIPLEX is worth checking if a tight board rewards its unusual letter mix.

This is a pattern list, not a promise that every entry suits every game. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 42 matches, compared with 34 in ENABLE and 38 in NWL2023. Confirm the word list your game uses before playing an unfamiliar option such as DIPODY or DOPPIO.