6-letter words with V as the 1st letter and D as the 3rd letter

The letter pattern is V-D-_-_-_-_: V starts each word, and D sits in the third position. The 12 matches range from VIDEOS, the lone common entry, to specialized vocabulary such as VEDUTA and VIDAME. For a playable option with a stronger tile score, VODKAS leads the scoring list at 14 points.

At a glance: 6-letter words with V first and D third

• There are 12 tournament-dictionary matches with V first and D third.
• VIDEOS is the sole match counted among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• VODKAS scores 14 points, ahead of VIDAME at 12 and VADING at 11.
• The final letter is S in four matches and E in three; the other five endings occur once each.
• Collins includes 11 matches, NWL2023 includes seven, and ENABLE includes five; these sets overlap.

Which matches are familiar, and which score well?

VIDEOS is the everyday standout, while VODKAS is a recognizable plural and the top scorer. VADose is a geological term, VEDUTA names a detailed view of a city, and VIDAME is a historical title. Nine matches have definitions dictionary set, so several entries are less familiar than their letter pattern suggests.

VODKAS earns 14 points before board bonuses, using the listed tile values. VIDAME reaches 12, and VADING scores 11. VIDEOS scores 10, tying VADOSE, VEDUTA, VODOUN, VIDIOT, VODUNS, and VEDUTE among the shown scores. Check your game's word list: dictionary coverage differs, and no single source contains all 12.

How should you work through 6-letter words with V first and D third?

Lock in V-D as the opening pattern, then use the last letter to narrow the choices. S and E are the most frequent endings here, accounting for seven matches together. Try VIDEOS or VODKAS first when those letters fit; use VADose or VEDUTA when the remaining tiles point toward a less common word.

The small pool is the limitation: only one match is common, and several entries are specialized. For a neighboring pattern with more options, compare the V-first, R-third set, which has 84 matches. The 6-letter pattern is sparse, not a broad vocabulary list.