6-letter words with D as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter

6-letter words with D fifth and S last: 239 matches, including sounds, awards, fields and pounds.

239 wordsTop pick SOUNDSHighest score VOZHDS 22

40 of 239 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With D in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (239 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
6
7
8
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12
13
14
15

Common words 40 · most-used first

SOUNDS₇
AWARDS₁₀
STANDS₇
FIELDS₁₀
POUNDS₉
BRANDS₉
GUARDS₈
TRENDS₇
BOARDS₉
ROUNDS₇
WORLDS₁₀
CLOUDS₉
WOUNDS₁₀
SPEEDS₉
BUILDS₉
SPENDS₉
THIRDS₁₀
YIELDS₁₀
CROWDS₁₂
FLOODS₁₀
SWORDS₁₀
FLUIDS₁₀
BOUNDS₉
BREEDS₉
RAPIDS₉
SQUADS₁₆
AVOIDS₁₀
CHORDS₁₂
GLANDS₈
BLENDS₉
SOLIDS₇
AMENDS₉
SALADS₇
BLINDS₉
BEARDS₉
MOUNDS₉
HOUNDS₁₀
CHILDS₁₂
PLEADS₉
SHREDS₁₀

All valid words 239

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

ABANDS₉
ABORDS₉
AHOLDS₁₀
ALANDS₇
ALCIDS₉
ALKYDS₁₄
ALLODS₇
ALMUDS₉
AMENDS₉
APHIDS₁₂
AREADS₇
AROIDS₇
AUDADS₈
AVOIDS₁₀
AWARDS₁₀
AXOIDS₁₄
BEARDS₉
BEMADS₁₁
BEMUDS₁₁
BIELDS₉
BIPEDS₁₁
BIPODS₁₁
BLANDS₉
BLAUDS₉
BLEEDS₉
BLENDS₉
BLINDS₉
BLONDS₉
BLOODS₉
BLUIDS₉
BOARDS₉
BOORDS₉
BOUNDS₉
BOURDS₉
BOVIDS₁₂
BRAIDS₉
BRANDS₉
BREADS₉
BREEDS₉
BREIDS₉
BROADS₉
BRONDS₉
BROODS₉
BUILDS₉
CAIRDS₉
CANIDS₉
CAULDS₉
CEBIDS₁₁
CHARDS₁₂
CHILDS₁₂
CHORDS₁₂
CLOUDS₉
COVIDS₁₂
CREEDS₉
CROWDS₁₂
CUPIDS₁₁
CYCADS₁₄
DALEDS₈
DEBUDS₁₀
DECADS₁₀
DORADS₈
DREADS₈
DROIDS₈
DRUIDS₈
DRYADS₁₁
ELANDS₇
ELIADS₇
EMBEDS₁₁
EMENDS₉
EPHODS₁₂
EQUIDS₁₆
EUPADS₉
FARADS₁₀
FAULDS₁₀
FELIDS₁₀
FIELDS₁₀
FIENDS₁₀
FIORDS₁₀
FJELDS₁₇
FJORDS₁₇
FLOODS₁₀
FLUIDS₁₀
FOUNDS₁₀
FRAUDS₁₀
FREMDS₁₂
FRONDS₁₀
GADIDS₉
GEOIDS₈
GLANDS₈
GLEEDS₈
GONADS₈
GOOLDS₈
GOURDS₈
GRANDS₈
GREEDS₈
GRINDS₈
GUARDS₈
GUILDS₈
GYELDS₁₁
HALIDS₁₀
HAULDS₁₀
HEALDS₁₀
HEARDS₁₀
HEXADS₁₇
HOARDS₁₀
HODADS₁₁
HOORDS₁₀
HOUNDS₁₀
HUDUDS₁₁
HYOIDS₁₃
ILIADS₇
IMBEDS₁₁
IODIDS₈
IZARDS₁₆
JEHADS₁₇
JERIDS₁₄
JIHADS₁₇
KNEADS₁₁
LAIRDS₇
LAMEDS₉
LAUNDS₇
LIARDS₇
LIPIDS₉
LOORDS₇
LOUNDS₇
LOWNDS₁₀
MARIDS₉
MAUNDS₉
MENADS₉
MIRIDS₉
MONADS₉
MOPEDS₁₁
MOULDS₉
MOUNDS₉
MURIDS₉
MYSIDS₁₂
NAIADS₇
NALEDS₇
NEELDS₇
NICADS₉
NOMADS₉
OCTADS₉
OOTIDS₇
OREADS₇
OVOIDS₁₀
PAGODS₁₀
PIENDS₉
PLAIDS₉
PLEADS₉
POINDS₉
POUNDS₉
POWNDS₁₂
PSEUDS₉
RAIRDS₇
RANIDS₇
RAPIDS₉
READDS₈
REBIDS₉
REIRDS₇
RESIDS₇
RESODS₇
REWEDS₁₀
RIGIDS₈
ROUNDS₇
ROWNDS₁₀
SALADS₇
SARODS₇
SAYEDS₁₀
SAYIDS₁₀
SCALDS₉
SCAUDS₉
SCENDS₉
SCOLDS₉
SCRODS₉
SEPADS₉
SHANDS₁₀
SHARDS₁₀
SHENDS₁₀
SHERDS₁₀
SHOWDS₁₃
SHREDS₁₀
SKALDS₁₁
SLOIDS₇
SLOJDS₁₄
SLOYDS₁₀
SNEADS₇
SNOODS₇
SOLIDS₇
SOUNDS₇
SOWNDS₁₀
SPALDS₉
SPAYDS₁₂
SPEEDS₉
SPELDS₉
SPENDS₉
SPREDS₉
SPRODS₉
SQUADS₁₆
SQUIDS₁₆
STANDS₇
STEADS₇
STEDDS₈
STEEDS₇
STENDS₇
STONDS₇
STRADS₇
SWARDS₁₀
SWORDS₁₀
SYNODS₁₀
TEENDS₇
TEIIDS₇
TEINDS₇
THIRDS₁₀
THRIDS₁₀
TREADS₇
TRENDS₇
TRIADS₇
TROADS₇
TWEEDS₁₀
UNBEDS₉
UNGODS₈
UNLIDS₇
UPENDS₉
URSIDS₇
VIANDS₁₀
VOZHDS₂₂
WEALDS₁₀
WEIRDS₁₀
WIELDS₁₀
WOALDS₁₀
WOOLDS₁₀
WORLDS₁₀
WOULDS₁₀
WOUNDS₁₀
YAIRDS₁₀
YEARDS₁₀
YIELDS₁₀
ZOOIDS₁₆
ZOUNDS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 19% of these words the 4th letter is N.

1st letter

S18%
B12%
A7%

2nd letter

O17%
R12%
E12%

3rd letter

E18%
O15%
A15%

4th letter

N19%
I19%
A15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; VOZHDS tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 45 words
8 points: 22 words
99 points: 71 words
10 points: 55 words
1111 points: 15 words
12 points: 12 words
1313 points: 2 words
14 points: 5 words
1515 points: 0 words
16 points: 6 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
VOZHDS	22	22	Collins only
FJORDS	17	19	All three
JIHADS	17	18	All three
FJELDS	17	20	All three
HEXADS	17	16	All three
JEHADS	17	18	All three
SQUADS	16	17	All three
SQUIDS	16	17	All three
ZOUNDS	16	18	All three
ZOOIDS	16	16	All three
EQUIDS	16	17	All three
IZARDS	16	16	Collins · NWL

This pattern fixes the final two letters as DS, leaving four positions to vary. The results range from everyday plurals such as sounds and fields to the unusual high-scorer VOZHDS. Forty matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the full set mixes familiar vocabulary with tournament-list entries you may rarely see.

The pattern at a glance

There are 239 six-letter words with D in position five and S in position six.
Sounds, awards, stands and fields are familiar examples in the set.
S is the most common first letter, beginning 44 matches; B follows with 28.
VOZHDS tops the score list at 22 points, while the average score is 9.6.
Six openings, S, B, A, F, C, and G, each start more than 10 matches.

Which letters start the most matches?

S leads the opening-letter count with 44 words, well ahead of B at 28. A starts 16, while F starts 14. Examples include stands and spends for S, brands and builds for B, and awards for A.

The fixed ending matters too: all 239 entries end in S. Change the fifth letter from D to E while keeping final S, and the count rises to 1,694. Keep D fifth but switch the final letter to E, and only 83 matches remain.

How these D-fifth, S-final words score

VOZHDS is the standout at 22 points. FJORDS, JIHADS and HEXADS each score 17, while SQUADS and SQUIDS score 16. Everyday choices such as sounds and rounds are easier to recognize, but they do not lead the score table.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins lists 237 matches, NWL2023 lists 174, and ENABLE lists 168. The full count combines words found in at least one of those tournament dictionaries, so a word accepted in one list may not be accepted in another. Check your game's list before playing.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have D fifth and S last?

There are 239 matches with D as the fifth letter and S as the sixth. The pattern includes familiar words such as sounds, awards and fields, alongside less common entries. Forty are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which starting letter is most common in this pattern?

S starts the most matches, with 44 words; B is next with 28. Examples beginning with S include sounds, stands and spends, while brands and builds begin with B. The remaining openings are spread across other letters.

What is the highest-scoring word in the group?

VOZHDS scores 22 points, the highest score among these matches. FJORDS, JIHADS and HEXADS each score 17. These point totals make unusual entries stand out, though dictionary coverage varies by game.

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