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

The pattern is ???ID?, so the first three letters and final letter remain open. Familiar matches such as INSIDE, DECIDE, BESIDE, and DIVIDE sit beside specialist terms including OXHIDE, QASIDA, and ZOOIDS. Just 11 entries are marked common, so the full set quickly gets less everyday than its best-known examples.

The pattern at a glance

• 79 words fit the pattern: I occupies position four, and D occupies position five.
• INSIDE, DECIDE, and BESIDE are familiar examples you can recognize quickly.
• The final letter is S for 46 matches and E for 24.
• B is the most frequent first letter, with 12 matches.
• Collins lists 76 matches, NWL2023 lists 66, and ENABLE lists 60.

Why do most matches end in S or E?

S and E dominate the final position: 46 words end in S and 24 in E. INSIDE, BESIDE, FLUIDS, and STRIDE show the range of S-ending words; DECIDE, RESIDE, and OXHIDE illustrate E endings.

Try an S ending before assuming the final letter is E: the S group is larger. The remaining endings are Y, A, O, I, and L, represented by words such as UNTIDY, QASIDA, LIBIDO, IODIDE, and HALIDE.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins has 76 matches, NWL2023 has 66, and ENABLE has 60, while the combined total is 79. Less familiar entries such as QASIDA and OXHIDE make checking your game's word list worthwhile before you play an unfamiliar candidate.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

OXHIDE leads the listed matches at 17 points before board bonuses. The strongest next group scores 16: SQUIDS, ZOOIDS, EQUIDS, QASIDA, and EXCIDE.

The scoring edge comes from less common letters, but those same letters often make a word harder to spot. Keep OXHIDE in mind for a high-value play; SQUIDS is easier to connect to the familiar word SQUID.

How should you narrow the candidates?