6-letter words with D as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ D A _, so the first three letters and final letter do the remaining work. Only six matches meet the common-word cutoff; PAYDAY, MIDDAY and HEYDAY are familiar examples. Tournament coverage varies: Collins accepts 84 matches, NWL2023 61, and ENABLE 49; check your game's word list before playing.

6-letter words with D fourth and A fifth at a glance

• All 88 matches put D in position four and A in position five.
• PAYDAY, MIDDAY and HEYDAY are recognizable examples; six matches meet the common-word cutoff.
• L is the leading final letter, with 17 matches; S follows with 15.
• P and S tie as the most frequent first letters, with nine matches apiece.
• WHYDAH leads the scoring list at 19 points; QUIDAM follows at 18.

Which endings and openings narrow the pattern?

L is the strongest ending clue: 17 words finish that way, while S accounts for 15. H and N each appear 11 times.

If your final square is L, try familiar matches such as BRIDAL, FEUDAL and SANDAL. For an S ending, PANDAS fits the same pattern.

Starting letters offer a less decisive filter. P and S each lead nine matches, while B, C and H each contribute seven. PAYDAY and PANDAS are recognizable P entries; SANDAL starts with S.

The 88 matches include plenty of uncommon vocabulary, so a matching pattern does not guarantee an everyday word.

How should you use the high-scoring matches?

WHYDAH scores 19, QUIDAM scores 18, and KHEDAH and HANDAX score 17 each. Those unusual entries outscore the familiar examples, but they are not the easiest words to spot from a clue. A Q or X can raise a rack total; check the crossing letters before committing to one.

For 6-letter words with D as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter, separate solving from scoring. First lock in the D-A pair, then use the first and last letters to narrow candidates. Treat obscure high scorers as possibilities, not automatic plays.