6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and D as the 5th letter

Collins accepts all 15 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each recognize seven. Just four are among the commonest English words, so familiar candidates sit beside less familiar forms. Check your game's word list before playing: the dictionary split means a word accepted in Collins may not be allowed in your format.

The pattern at a glance

• Every match starts with S, giving the pattern ST__D_.
• Seven words end in S, including STANDS, STEEDS, and STEADS.
• Four finish in Y: STEADY, STURDY, STEEDY, and STEDDY.
• STRIDE, STRODE, and STEDDE end in E; STADDA is the sole A-ending word.
• STEDDY tops the Scrabble scores at 11 points.

6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and D as the 5th letter

Exactly 15 six-letter words fit these positions. The fixed letters form ST__D_: every entry begins with ST, and D sits one space before the final letter. Once both clue positions are confirmed, the first letter is a deduction rather than another guess.

The final letter cuts the choices into four groups: S has seven matches, Y has four, E has three, and A has one. STANDS, STEADY, STURDY, STRIDE, and STRODE look familiar beside rarer entries such as STADDA and STEDDE.

This is a notably tight pattern. Keeping T second but changing the fifth letter to E produces 120 matches, eight times this set. The contrast makes the fifth-letter clue especially valuable.

How should you narrow the remaining choices?

Start with likely endings instead of cycling through every letter. S is the largest group, while an A ending points straight to STADDA. In a meaning-first puzzle, test recognizable options such as STANDS or STRIDE before trying less familiar forms.

STEDDY scores 11 points; STEADY and STURDY score 10 each. STANDS, STRIDE, and STRODE score seven apiece, while the set averages 8.1. For 6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and D as the 5th letter, those are tile values before any board premiums.