6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter

The fixed middle pair is L-D, leaving the first two and last two letters open. Among the 57 matches, HOLDER, FOLDER, and COLDER share an -ER ending, while MILDLY and BOLDLY finish in -LY. Those word families give you a faster way to scan the possibilities than checking every entry in order.

At a glance: the _ _ L D _ _ pattern

• Exactly 57 six-letter entries match _ _ L D _ _ in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Only 15 matches are classified as common, so familiar examples sit alongside less familiar entries.
• The dictionary totals overlap: Collins has 55, NWL2023 has 48, and ENABLE has 43.
• Forty-one entries have definitions; GOLDEN, HOLDER, FOLDER, and SOLDER are recognizable examples.
• WILDLY scores 13 Scrabble points; MILDLY and BOLDLY each score 12 before board bonuses.

How do the first and last letters narrow the pattern?

R is the strongest ending clue: 18 words end in R, including HOLDER, FOLDER, COLDER, and SOLDER. D follows with 10, N with 9, and Y with 6. If the final square is unknown, try R before those smaller ending groups.

At the front, B, G, and M tie at 9 matches apiece; W has 7, S has 5, and C, F, and H have 3 each. GOLDEN and GILDED illustrate the G group, while MILDLY and WILDER show two other starting letters.

6-letter words with L as 3rd and D as 4th letter

The fixed middle pair lets you sort by endings instead of scanning all 57 entries. Try the -ER group when the clue points to a person or object: HOLDER, FOLDER, WELDER, and SOLDER all end in R. For an adverb clue, check WILDLY, MILDLY, BOLDLY, and COLDLY.

Familiarity is not a validity test: only 41 entries have definitions here, and the dictionary counts differ. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar form, especially when tournament rules matter.

The 6-letter words with L as 3rd and D as 4th letter answer a pattern clue, not a meaning question; use a word entry when you need a definition for a specific match.