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

That fixed ending narrows the search to a compact set: every match closes with S, while the first letter varies. A is the clear leader with 26 words; E and O contribute 8 each, and I adds 7. Just 5 entries rank among the most frequent English words, so familiar examples sit beside specialist vocabulary.

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

• There are 53 tournament-dictionary matches for this D–S position pattern.
• ADULTS, ADMITS, and ADOPTS are recognizable examples in the set.
• A begins 26 matches; E and O each begin 8.
• Only 5 matches are common by our word-frequency measure.
• The average score is 8.4; NDUJAS leads at 14, ahead of ADVEWS at 13.

Which first letters appear most often?

A leads by a wide margin: 26 of the 53 matches start with that letter. E and O tie at 8 apiece, and I follows with 7. The remaining 4 begin with S, N, or U, making those first letters much less common in this pattern.

ADULTS, ADMITS, ADOPTS, and ADAPTS show how often the A group contains familiar-looking words. IDEALS and IDIOMS give you recognizable I examples, while ODIOUS and ODOURS show the O pattern. These examples are a quick way to check whether a partial board or clue fits the letter positions.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: 50 matches appear in Collins, 42 in NWL2023, and 37 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to 53. The list has 44 defined entries, while only 5 meet the common-word frequency measure.

The first-letter split is less lopsided than A's lead suggests: 27 matches begin with a letter other than A. For a tight pattern clue, check E, O, and I before assuming the answer starts with A; together, those three letters account for 23 entries.

How do these matches score?