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

The six slots read as three unknown letters, then E, one unknown letter, and D. FRIEND, AGREED, and DEFEND fit, while the final D stays fixed in every match. Only 18 entries are common, so familiar anchors matter more than memorizing all 79.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

• All 79 matches end in D, with E fixed in slot four; the first three letters vary.
• FRIEND, AGREED, SPREAD, and ATTEND are familiar anchors among 18 common entries.
• OXHEAD and OXHERD score 17 points apiece, the highest scores in this pattern.
• Definitions are available for 56 matches; unfamiliar entries may be harder to identify from a clue alone.

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

FRIEND, INDEED, SHIELD, and THREAD show how varied the first three letters can be. The opening letter is A for 11 matches, R for 10, and U for 10; S starts 9. That spread makes a fixed first-letter guess a poor shortcut when the clue gives only E and D.

For comparison, T in the fourth position with D last matches 273 words. E fourth and S last has 907 matches, while E fourth and N last has 68. Those neighboring patterns show how sharply the final-letter clue changes the search.

The 79-word set appears in Collins 76 times, NWL2023 60 times, and ENABLE 57 times. Dictionary membership overlaps, so those counts do not add up to 79.

Which matching words score the most?

OXHEAD and OXHERD each score 17 points before board premiums. EXCEED and EXPEND are 16-point alternatives, while EXTEND scores 14. The X makes these stand out against familiar plays such as FRIEND and SPREAD.

For 6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and D as the 6th letter, the main limitation is game fit: the set spans three tournament dictionaries, and not every entry belongs to all three. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar word.