6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and D as the 4th letter

With T locked at the start and D in slot four, the pattern leaves three positions open. The match set has 33 entries across tournament dictionaries, but their acceptance is not identical. Familiar choices include traded, tender, trades, trader, and tended; less familiar entries such as tedder and tendus can widen a rack or solve.

6-letter words with T first and D fourth

• Exactly 33 tournament-listed words fit T _ _ D _ _.
• Collins accepts 32, while NWL2023 accepts 21 and ENABLE accepts 19; dictionary overlap differs.
• Eight entries are common by frequency, leaving most of the set outside everyday vocabulary.
• tawdry leads Scrabble scoring at 13 points; tiddly follows at 11 before board bonuses.

Which endings appear most often?

Final letters cluster sharply: nine end in S, seven in E, and six in D. Those three endings account for 22 of 33 matches, about two-thirds.

That makes the last square a strong filter: if your pattern ends in S, start with trades; for E, test tender; for D, compare traded or tended.

Other finishes include R, N, Y, A, and L: tendon ends in N, tundra in A, and tawdry in Y.

The nearby S-starting pattern with D fourth has 112 matches, while T with I fourth has 139. Those comparisons show how much a single fixed letter can change the candidate pool.

How do you use this pattern in a word game?

For 6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and D as the 4th letter, treat T and D as anchors, then test the middle letters and final position instead of guessing a whole word. traded, tender, and tandem show distinct middle-letter sequences; tawdry stands out when you need a higher base score.

Use the tournament list that matches your game: Collins has 32 matches, compared with 21 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE. A word accepted in Collins is not automatically legal in a North American game, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar entry.

One practical trap is assuming every familiar-looking form works everywhere. The collection has 27 defined entries, but only eight are common; tedder, tiddle, and teddie are less everyday than traded or tender.