6-letter words with D as the 4th letter and R as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ D _ R: D is fixed in the fourth slot, and R closes every answer. Among these 162 accepted entries, 41 rank as common English words, so the group mixes everyday terms with less familiar game vocabulary. Start with recognizable options, then use the first letter or score to narrow your choices.

The D-and-R pattern at a glance

• All 162 entries have D in position four and R in position six.
• The common-word group includes 41 entries, such as leader, wonder, and border.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 19 matches; B follows with 17.
• ZANDER and QINDAR lead the scoring list at 16 points each.

Which words fit this six-letter pattern?

Start with LEADER, WONDER, MURDER, or BORDER when you want familiar candidates. Each places D fourth and R last, while the first three letters give you room to test different openings. READER, HOLDER, and TENDER offer more recognizable options from the same set.

For a quick first-letter filter, try S or B: those openings lead the counts, with 19 and 17 matches. C is next with 13. The counts are a useful search order, not a guarantee that a particular puzzle accepts every word.

A practical solving move is to lock D and R into their known slots before testing the middle letters. Words such as POWDER, SPIDER, and FOLDER show how much the first three positions can vary while the ending stays fixed.

What are the highest-scoring options?

ZANDER and QINDAR score 16 points apiece, the strongest entries here. JUDDER follows at 15, while POWDER and KIDDER each score 12. The premium letters make the top choices less familiar than everyday picks such as LEADER or WONDER.

Only 41 of the 162 words fall in the common group, so expect many obscure entries if you work through the full set. Check your game's word list before playing a rare option; dictionary coverage differs, and a match to the letter pattern alone does not settle validity.