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

6-letter words with D fourth and G fifth total 25, from familiar bridge and fridge to less common forms such as kludge and smidge.

25 wordsTop pick BRIDGEHighest score KLUDGY 15

5 of 25 are everyday words (20%). 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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Best words to play first 25 · most-used first

  • BRIDGE10
  • FRIDGE11
  • PLEDGE10
  • GRUDGE9
  • SLUDGE8
  • SLEDGE8
  • DREDGE9
  • SMUDGE10
  • DRUDGE9
  • TRUDGE8
  • SMIDGE10
  • STODGY11
  • FLEDGE11
  • SMUDGY13
  • SLUDGY11
  • KLUDGE12
  • STODGE8
  • BLUDGE10
  • KLUDGY15
  • NOODGE8
  • SNUDGE8
  • FLEDGY14
  • GLEDGE9
  • PLODGE10
  • UNEDGE8
All valid words 25

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

  • BLUDGE10
  • BRIDGE10
  • DREDGE9
  • DRUDGE9
  • FLEDGE11
  • FLEDGY14
  • FRIDGE11
  • GLEDGE9
  • GRUDGE9
  • KLUDGE12
  • KLUDGY15
  • NOODGE8
  • PLEDGE10
  • PLODGE10
  • SLEDGE8
  • SLUDGE8
  • SLUDGY11
  • SMIDGE10
  • SMUDGE10
  • SMUDGY13
  • SNUDGE8
  • STODGE8
  • STODGY11
  • TRUDGE8
  • UNEDGE8
Letters by positionIn 80% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S36%
  2. F12%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. L44%
  2. R24%
  3. M12%
3rd letter
  1. U44%
  2. E28%
  3. O16%
6th letter
  1. E80%
  2. Y20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; KLUDGY tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 7 words
  2. 9 points: 4 words
  3. 1010 points: 6 words
  4. 11 points: 4 words
  5. 1212 points: 1 words
  6. 13 points: 1 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KLUDGY1517Collins · NWL
FLEDGY1415All three
SMUDGY1315All three
KLUDGE1215All three
FRIDGE1112All three
STODGY1111All three
FLEDGE1113All three
SLUDGY1113All three
BRIDGE1012All three
PLEDGE1013All three
SMUDGE1013All three
SMIDGE1012All three

The pattern is _ _ _ D G _, a tight filter with 25 tournament-dictionary entries. Five rank as common English words by frequency, including bridge, fridge, and pledge; the rest range from noodge and gledge to smudgy and kludgy. The endings divide cleanly: 20 finish in E, while five finish in Y.

The D-G pattern at a glance

  • Collins includes all 25 matches; NWL2023 has 21, while ENABLE has 19.
  • Five qualify as common by English word frequency, including bridge, fridge, and pledge.
  • Twenty end in E; the other five end in Y.
  • KLUDGY leads the score table at 15 points, ahead of FLEDGY at 14.

Which 6-letter words have D fourth and G fifth?

The pattern is _ _ _ D G _, so the clue fixes two adjacent letters rather than a starting or ending letter. S is the standout first letter: nine matches begin that way, including sledge, sludge, smudge, smidge, and snudge. F comes next with three, while B, D, G, K, and P each contribute two.

Scan first for familiar S-words: sledge, sludge, and smudge all share the fixed DG pair but differ at the start and end. Then test bridge, fridge, and pledge as contrasting common entries; their initial letters vary, yet their final E is the dominant ending. This sequence is quicker than trying every possible first letter.

Using 6-letter words with D fourth and G fifth

Treat the ending as a second filter, not an afterthought. E covers 20 entries, four times the Y group, so an E-ending guess leaves more candidates; Y narrows the pool quickly. The score table adds another angle: KLUDGY is the top scorer at 15, with FLEDGY at 14 and SMUDGY at 13.

Those Y-ending words suit a board that rewards a high-value tile, but they do not represent the typical ending.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins accepts all 25 entries, compared with 21 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE. Less familiar forms such as noodge, gledge, and plodge are less safe across games; check your game's word list before committing. Definitions exist for 21 matches, but a definition does not make every entry familiar.

Questions people ask

Are bridge and fridge among the common matches?
Yes, bridge and fridge are among the five matches classed as common by word-frequency rank. Pledge is another familiar example. The remainder includes less everyday entries such as noodge, gledge, and plodge, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee every match will be accepted in your game.
Which matching word has the highest score?
KLUDGY leads the score table with 15 points. FLEDGY follows at 14, and SMUDGY scores 13. All three end in Y, the less frequent ending in this group, so the top scorers also make good examples of how the score profile differs from the more common E-ending pattern.
Do all word-game dictionaries accept the same matches?
No, coverage varies by dictionary. Collins includes all 25 matches, while NWL2023 includes 21 and ENABLE includes 19. Those differences matter most for less familiar forms such as gledge or plodge; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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