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

6-letter words with D as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter number 423 across tournament dictionaries.

423 wordsTop pick NEEDEDHighest score ZAIDEH 19

91 of 423 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With D in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (423 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 91 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 91 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 423

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABIDED10
  • ABIDER9
  • ABIDES9
  • ABODED10
  • ABODES9
  • ACIDER9
  • ALUDEL7
  • AMIDES9
  • ANADEM9
  • ANODES7
  • APODES9
  • AREDES7
  • ARIDER7
  • ASIDES7
  • AULDER7
  • AVIDER10
  • AZIDES16
  • BADDER10
  • BALDED10
  • BALDER9
  • BANDED10
  • BANDER9
  • BARDED10
  • BARDES9
  • BEADED10
  • BEADER9
  • BEDDED11
  • BEDDER10
  • BENDED10
  • BENDEE9
  • BENDER9
  • BIDDEN10
  • BIDDER10
  • BINDER9
  • BIRDED10
  • BIRDER9
  • BLADED10
  • BLADER9
  • BLADES9
  • BLUDES9
  • BOLDED10
  • BOLDEN9
  • BOLDER9
  • BONDED10
  • BONDER9
  • BORDEL9
  • BORDER9
  • BORDES9
  • BREDED10
  • BREDES9
  • BRIDED10
  • BRIDES9
  • BUDDED11
  • BUDDER10
  • BUNDED10
  • BURDEN9
  • CARDED10
  • CARDER9
  • CAUDEX16
  • CHEDER12
  • CHIDED13
  • CHIDER12
  • CHIDES12
  • CINDER9
  • CLADES9
  • CODDED11
  • CODDER10
  • COLDER9
  • CONDER9
  • CORDED10
  • CORDER9
  • COUDES9
  • CRUDER9
  • CRUDES9
  • CUDDEN10
  • CURDED10
  • DADDED10
  • DANDER8
  • DAUDED9
  • DAWDED12
  • DEADED9
  • DEADEN8
  • DEADER8
  • DEEDED9
  • DEEDER8
  • DEIDER8
  • DIADEM10
  • DIDDER9
  • DIODES8
  • DODDED10
  • DODDER9
  • DONDER8
  • DUDDER9
  • DUNDER8
  • EARDED8
  • ELIDED8
  • ELIDES7
  • ELODEA7
  • ELUDED8
  • ELUDER7
  • ELUDES7
  • EMYDES12
  • EPODES9
  • ERODED8
  • ERODES7
  • ETUDES7
  • EVADED11
  • EVADER10
  • EVADES10
  • EXODES14
  • EXUDED15
  • EXUDES14
  • FANDED11
  • FARDED11
  • FARDEL10
  • FARDEN10
  • FEEDER10
  • FENDED11
  • FENDER10
  • FEUDED11
  • FINDER10
  • FODDER11
  • FOLDED11
  • FOLDER10
  • FONDED11
  • FONDER10
  • FORDED11
  • FUNDED11
  • FUNDER10
  • FURDER10
  • GADDED10
  • GADDER9
  • GANDER8
  • GARDEN8
  • GAUDED9
  • GELDED9
  • GELDER8
  • GENDER8
  • GEODES8
  • GILDED9
  • GILDEN8
  • GILDER8
  • GIRDED9
  • GIRDER8
  • GLADES8
  • GLEDES8
  • GLIDED9
  • GLIDER8
  • GLIDES8
  • GOADED9
  • GODDED10
  • GODDEN9
  • GOLDEN8
  • GOLDER8
  • GOWDER11
  • GRADED9
  • GRADER8
  • GRADES8
  • GRIDED9
  • GRIDES8
  • GRYDED12
  • GRYDES11
  • GUIDED9
  • GUIDER8
  • GUIDES8
  • GULDEN8
  • GYLDEN11
  • HADDEN11
  • HAGDEN11
  • HANDED11
  • HANDER10
  • HARDEN10
  • HARDER10
  • HEADED11
  • HEADER10
  • HEEDED11
  • HEEDER10
  • HENDED11
  • HERDED11
  • HERDEN10
  • HERDER10
  • HEYDEY16
  • HIDDEN11
  • HIDDER11
  • HINDER10
  • HODDED12
  • HODDEN11
  • HOIDEN10
  • HOLDEN10
  • HOLDER10
  • HOODED11
  • HORDED11
  • HORDES10
  • HOYDEN13
  • HUDDEN11
  • HURDEN10
  • HYNDES13
  • IBIDEM11
  • IMIDES9
  • IRADES7
  • IRIDES7
  • JUDDER15
  • KIDDED13
  • KIDDER12
  • KINDED12
  • KINDER11
  • KYNDED15
  • KYNDES14
  • LADDER8
  • LAIDED8
  • LANDED8
  • LANDER7
  • LANDES7
  • LARDED8
  • LARDER7
  • LAUDED8
  • LAUDER7
  • LEADED8
  • LEADEN7
  • LEADER7
  • LEDDEN8
  • LENDER7
  • LEUDES7
  • LEWDER10
  • LIDDED9
  • LIEDER7
  • LINDEN7
  • LOADED8
  • LOADEN7
  • LOADER7
  • LOIDED8
  • LORDED8
  • LOUDEN7
  • LOUDER7
  • LURDEN7
  • MADDED11
  • MADDEN10
  • MADDER10
  • MAIDED10
  • MAIDEN9
  • MELDED10
  • MELDER9
  • MENDED10
  • MENDER9
  • MERDES9
  • MIDDEN10
  • MIDDER10
  • MILDED10
  • MILDEN9
  • MILDER9
  • MILDEW12
  • MINDED10
  • MINDER9
  • MODDED11
  • MODDER10
  • MOIDER9
  • MOLDED10
  • MOLDER9
  • MONDES9
  • MUDDED11
  • MUDDER10
  • MURDER9
  • NARDED8
  • NEEDED8
  • NEEDER7
  • NODDED9
  • NODDER8
  • OULDER7
  • OXIDES14
  • PADDED11
  • PADDER10
  • PANDER9
  • PARDED10
  • PARDEE9
  • PEDDER10
  • PENDED10
  • PINDER9
  • PODDED11
  • POLDER9
  • PONDED10
  • PONDER9
  • POUDER9
  • POWDER12
  • PRIDED10
  • PRIDES9
  • PRUDES9
  • PUDDEN10
  • PUDDER10
  • RADDED9
  • RADDER8
  • RAIDED8
  • RAIDER7
  • RANDED8
  • RANDEM9
  • READER7
  • REDDED9
  • REDDEN8
  • REDDER8
  • REEDED8
  • REEDEN7
  • REEDER7
  • REEDES7
  • RENDED8
  • RENDER7
  • RIDDED9
  • RIDDEN8
  • RIDDER8
  • RINDED8
  • ROADEO7
  • RODDED9
  • RONDEL7
  • RONDES7
  • RUDDED9
  • RUDDER8
  • SADDED9
  • SADDEN8
  • SADDER8
  • SANDED8
  • SANDEK11
  • SANDER7
  • SARDEL7
  • SAWDER10
  • SEEDED8
  • SEEDER7
  • SEIDEL7
  • SENDED8
  • SENDER7
  • SHADED11
  • SHADER10
  • SHADES10
  • SHODER10
  • SINDED8
  • SLADES7
  • SLEDED8
  • SLIDED8
  • SLIDER7
  • SLIDES7
  • SNIDED8
  • SNIDER7
  • SNIDES7
  • SNIDEY10
  • SODDED9
  • SODDEN8
  • SOLDER7
  • SOLDES7
  • SONDER7
  • SONDES7
  • SORDES7
  • SPADED10
  • SPADER9
  • SPADES9
  • SPIDER9
  • SPIDES9
  • SPODES9
  • STADES7
  • STEDED8
  • STEDES7
  • SUBDEB11
  • SUBDEW12
  • SUDDEN8
  • SUDDER8
  • SUEDED8
  • SUEDES7
  • SUNDER7
  • SUNDEW10
  • SWEDES10
  • SYNDED11
  • SYNDET10
  • TANDEM9
  • TEADES7
  • TEDDED9
  • TEDDER8
  • TENDED8
  • TENDER7
  • TILDES7
  • TINDED8
  • TINDER7
  • TODDED9
  • TODDES8
  • TRADED8
  • TRADER7
  • TRADES7
  • TRODES7
  • TSADES7
  • TUNDED8
  • VENDED11
  • VENDEE10
  • VENDER10
  • VERDET10
  • VOIDED11
  • VOIDEE10
  • VOIDER10
  • WADDED12
  • WADDER11
  • WANDER10
  • WARDED11
  • WARDEN10
  • WARDER10
  • WEDDED12
  • WEDDER11
  • WEEDED11
  • WEEDER10
  • WELDED11
  • WELDER10
  • WENDED11
  • WIDDER11
  • WILDED11
  • WILDER10
  • WINDED11
  • WINDER10
  • WOADED11
  • WONDER10
  • WOODED11
  • WOODEN10
  • WORDED11
  • WUDDED12
  • YARDED11
  • YARDER10
  • YERDED11
  • YIRDED11
  • YONDER10
  • ZAIDEH19
  • ZANDER16
Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 6th letter is R.
1st letter
  1. S13%
  2. B9%
  3. G9%
2nd letter
  1. O19%
  2. E18%
  3. A18%
3rd letter
  1. N20%
  2. D18%
  3. I13%
6th letter
  1. R34%
  2. D33%
  3. S17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ZAIDEH tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 67 words
  2. 8 points: 76 words
  3. 99 points: 92 words
  4. 10 points: 100 words
  5. 1111 points: 57 words
  6. 12 points: 15 words
  7. 1313 points: 4 words
  8. 14 points: 4 words
  9. 1515 points: 3 words
  10. 16 points: 4 words
  11. 1717 points: 0 words
  12. 18 points: 0 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAIDEH1918NWL only
ZANDER1617All three
CAUDEX1618All three
AZIDES1616All three
HEYDEY1613All three
EXUDED1516All three
JUDDER1518All three
KYNDED1515Collins only
OXIDES1414All three
EXUDES1415All three
EXODES1414Collins only
KYNDES1414Collins only

The pattern is ___DE_: D and E occupy the fourth and fifth spots, while the first three letters and final letter vary. Familiar matches include NEEDED, GARDEN, and WONDER. Only 91 of the 423 entries are classed as common, so a recognizable-looking pattern still leads to plenty of uncommon game words.

How many 6-letter words have D fourth and E fifth?

  • The pattern has 423 entries across the supported tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 417 matches; NWL2023 includes 325, and ENABLE includes 309.
  • A total of 91 entries are classed as common, while 337 have definitions.
  • R is the most frequent final letter, with 144 words; D follows with 138.
  • S leads as a starting letter with 54 matches, ahead of B with 39.

Which letters start and end these words?

The final letter creates the clearest split: 144 words end in R and 138 end in D. READER and WONDER show the R ending; NEEDED and HANDED show the D ending. Those four examples make the fixed D-E pair easy to spot without restricting the word to one familiar ending.

S is the most common first letter, with 54 entries, and B comes next with 39. SUDDEN and GRADES both begin with S and fit the pattern, though they finish differently. The leading-letter count is a clue, not a guarantee: the last two positions still vary across the list.

Which matches score well in word games?

ZAIDEH is the top scorer at 19 points. ZANDER, CAUDEX, AZIDES, and HEYDEY each score 16, while EXUDED and JUDDER reach 15. These high-value choices use less familiar letter combinations, so a premium square can matter more than choosing a word you see every day.

For 6-letter words with D as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins has 417 matches, compared with 325 in NWL2023. Some entries are obscure, and the 19-point leader is not an everyday word. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar match.

Questions people ask

How many words start with S and fit this pattern?
There are 54 matches beginning with S, the largest starting-letter group in this pattern. SUDDEN and GRADES are two recognizable examples. The next most common initial is B, with 39 entries, so the S group is notably larger.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
ZAIDEH scores 19 points, the highest score among these matches. ZANDER, CAUDEX, AZIDES, and HEYDEY each score 16. ZAIDEH is an uncommon-looking option, so confirm that your game's dictionary accepts it before playing.
How many matches does NWL2023 include?
NWL2023 includes 325 words matching the six-letter pattern. Collins has 417 matches, while ENABLE has 309, so the accepted set depends on the word list used by your game. A word appearing in one of those dictionaries is not automatically accepted in another.

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