6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and O as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes D in slot two and O in slot three, leaving 13 six-letter matches across tournament dictionaries. Familiar forms such as adored, adopts, and adores sit beside less familiar entries like idolum and adoors. Only two matches count as common, so expect a short mix of recognizable words and specialist vocabulary.

How many words match D in slot two and O in slot three?

• There are 13 matches, and exactly 10 begin with A.
• The other first letters are O, with two words, and I, with one.
• Nine words end in S; only four end in D, M, or R.
• The top score is 9 points, shared by adopts, adorbs, adobes, idolum, and adobos.

Which starting and ending letters narrow the list?

Ten of the 13 words begin with A: adored, adopts, adores, adonis, adorns, adorbs, adobes, adorer, adobos, and adoors. Two begin with O—odours and odored—while idolum is the lone I-starter. When your puzzle gives you the first letter, A is the strongest place to search.

The final letter is an even sharper clue: nine matches end in S. The remaining four split into two ending in D, one in M, and one in R. So a known S at the end leaves most of this pattern intact, while a final D points to just adored or odored.

6-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and O as the 3rd letter

Adopts, adorbs, adobes, idolum, and adobos each score 9 points; the group averages 7.9. Adored and odored score 8, while adores, adonis, and odours score 7. The highest scorers are not necessarily the easiest words to recognize, so use the score as a tie-breaker rather than a clue to familiarity.

Dictionary coverage differs: ENABLE contains 10 matches, NWL2023 has 11, and Collins has 12, against 13 across the combined set. The counts overlap, but no single list includes every match. Only two entries are common, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure option.