6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern is _R___D: R stays in slot two, and D closes every answer. Of the 110 entries accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, 22 are common English words. AROUND, FRIEND and GROUND are easy anchors; the rest range from familiar past-tense forms to less common vocabulary.

At a glance: common starts and standout scores

• Every match has six letters, R second and D sixth; 94 entries have definitions.
• GROUND, FRIEND and AROUND are recognizable examples among the 22 common entries.
• G leads with 20 words, followed by P with 19 and B with 18.
• PRIZED and CRAZED score 18 points apiece, putting Z to work before the final D.

Which letters start these six-letter pattern matches?

G is the leader with 20 matches, while P has 19 and B has 18. C and T tie at 12 apiece, then A contributes 8. Those first-letter totals let you sort a rack without scanning all 110 entries: test the leading consonant, then confirm the fixed R and final D.

Common examples make a strong first pass. AROUND, FRIEND, GROUND, PROVED and TRADED all fit; FRAMED, TRACED and PRICED offer other recognizable choices. Since only 22 entries are common, keep checking after the familiar words rather than ruling out the less everyday possibilities.

6-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and D as the 6th letter

Keeping R second but changing the last letter to S opens 583 matches, far more than the 110 ending in D. The seven-letter pattern with R second and D sixth has 49 matches. That contrast matters in a crossword or rack search: a fixed final D cuts down options sharply.

This group includes common words, but it is not a ready-made answer set for every game. The total spans entries in different tournament dictionaries: ENABLE has 82, Collins has 109, and NWL2023 has 85. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.