6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and D as the 6th letter

With P fixed at the front and D at the end, this pattern mixes familiar forms with less common plays. PLAYED, PERIOD, POSTED, PASSED, and PLACED are among its recognizable entries. The full set has 176 words, yet just 33 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

P-starting words that finish with D at a glance

• 176 entries match the exact six-letter pattern P _ _ _ _ D across tournament word lists.
• Only 33 rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so many entries are less familiar.
• Collins accepts 173 matches; ENABLE has 127, and NWL2023 has 135.

Which P…D words score highest?

PRIZED, PIQUED, PUTZED, PEAZED, and PEIZED each score 18 points in Scrabble, putting them at the top of the scoring results. They are not equally familiar: PRIZED is easier to recognize than PEAZED or PEIZED, so learn the short list rather than assuming every option will come to mind over the board.

More approachable scoring choices include PICKED and PACKED at 15 points each; both also appear among the examples. For wordplay rather than points, PLAYED, PASSED, and PLACED show a familiar pattern: the final D often closes a past-tense form, though PERIOD proves not every entry follows that shape. The average score is 10.8, well below those 18-point options.

How do 6-letter words with P first and D sixth compare?

The D ending gives 176 P-starting results, fewer than the 186 ending in E and far fewer than the 426 ending in S. Switching the first letter while keeping D fixed also changes the pool: S has 267 matches, while R has 168.

The final letter is a strong filter, but it does not guarantee common vocabulary: only 33 entries clear the frequency cutoff. Before playing an unfamiliar match, check your game's word list. The 176-word total counts entries accepted in at least one tournament lexicon, not words guaranteed in every app or club.