6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

The pattern is _D_E__, with fifteen entries beginning in A and only three classed as common by frequency. That makes this a narrow clue, not a broad vocabulary list. Start with familiar examples such as ADVENT, ADHERE, and ODDEST, then test the less everyday matches last.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 20 tournament-dictionary words with D second and E fourth.
• ADNEXA and ADIEUX tie for the top score at 14 points.
• A is the first letter in 15 of the matches.
• S is the most common ending, appearing 7 times; T follows with 5.
• Only 3 matches rank among the most common English words by frequency.

Which 6-letter words have D as the 2nd and E as the 4th?

There are 20 matches across the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes all 20, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 16, so a word accepted in one game may not carry over to another.

ADVENT and ADHERE are recognizable choices, but the ending pattern is even more striking: 7 words end in S and 5 end in T. Those two endings account for most of the set, while D and E each finish just 2 words. Four other endings, A, B, M, and X, close one word each.

Which matching words score the most?

ADNEXA and ADIEUX share the top score, 14 points apiece. ADVEWS follows at 13, with ADVERB and ADVECT at 12. If you are choosing between candidates for a raw-score play, those three leaders deserve a closer look.

For 6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter, the main limitation is familiarity: only 3 matches count as common by frequency. Keep the pattern fixed, test everyday candidates such as ADVENT first, and check your game’s word list before relying on a rarer entry.