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

The pattern is _ _ S _ _ D, so the final D narrows the field while leaving four positions to solve. Familiar past-tense words make up much of the recognizable set: POSTED, PASSED, TESTED, and WASHED all fit. But the list also contains less everyday entries, and dictionary coverage differs by game. That mix matters when you are checking a clue or choosing a play.

At a glance: the pattern and its strongest clues

• The pattern _ _ S _ _ D matches 180 six-letter words across the included tournament dictionaries.
• Thirty-three matches are common English words, including POSTED, PASSED, MISSED, and ISSUED.
• Collins accepts 178 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 141 and ENABLE accepts 135.
• M is the most common first letter, with 22 matches; R follows with 15.

How many six-letter words have S third and D sixth?

There are 180 matches for the S-third, D-sixth pattern. The endings often signal past tense: POSTED, TESTED, HOSTED, and WASTED are easy to spot, as are MISSED, KISSED, and TOSSED. This repeated ending gives you a useful clue when the final D is confirmed but the middle letters are still unknown.

The first letter helps sort the candidates. M leads with 22, followed by R with 15; B has 14, while C and D each have 13. Try those common starts before spending guesses on an unusual opening. The list still has 33 common words, so ordinary vocabulary is a strong place to begin.

Which matching words score the most?

JOSHED scores 17 points, the highest score. MASJID, ZESTED, and MUSJID each score 16; HUSKED and JESTED score 14. The top-scoring choices are less familiar than POSTED or PASSED, so check that your game accepts a word before building a play around it.

Coverage is not identical across dictionaries: the 180-match total includes words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. A word present in one list may not be playable in another, so check your game's word list when a challenge depends on exact validity. These 6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter are a pattern match, not a guarantee of acceptance everywhere.