6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern is tight: every answer has D in its second and final position, and only two matches count as common. Familiar examples include edited and adored; less everyday entries include adawed and adward. The starting letters narrow the search further: seven words begin with A, three with E, and one each with I and O.

The D-D pattern at a glance

• Twelve six-letter words place D in both the second and sixth positions.
• All 12 end in D; seven begin with A and three begin with E.
• Edited and adored are recognizable examples among just two common matches.
• Adawed and adward lead the scoring list at 11 points each.

6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and D as the 6th letter

The complete set includes edited, adored, addled, adland, addend, educed, eddied, adawed, adread, adward, ideaed, and odored. Each word follows the same _D___D shape, so the two fixed D tiles are the quickest way to screen candidates.

Seven entries start with A, making that the dominant first letter. E supplies three more, while I and O contribute one apiece. For comparison, the related pattern with A second and D last has 462 matches, far more than this D-D set.

The closest ending variation is D in the second position and E in the sixth: it has 12 matches, the same count as this pattern. Changing the final letter to S raises that related set to 53.

Which D-D words score the most?

Adawed and adward tie for the highest score at 11 points. EDUCED scores 10, while addled, addend, and eddied each score 9; edited and adored score 8 apiece.

Dictionary coverage varies across the set: Collins accepts all 12, NWL2023 includes eight, and ENABLE includes seven. Only two matches are common, so several entries are less familiar; check your game's word list before relying on an obscure play.