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7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter: 350 entries, including LANDING, GARDENS, and HANDLED.

350 wordsTop pick LANDINGHighest score ZADDICK 24

25 of 350 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (550 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 25 · most-used first

  • LANDING9
  • GARDENS9
  • HANDLED12
  • HANDFUL14
  • HARDEST11
  • SANDERS8
  • MANDATE10
  • RAIDERS8
  • HANDLES11
  • CARDIAC12
  • CANDLES10
  • HANDING12
  • HANDLER11
  • SANDALS8
  • HANDBAG14
  • PANDORA10
  • BANDITS10
  • HANDGUN12
  • RAIDING9
  • BANDAGE11
  • LADDERS9
  • SADDEST9
  • PADDING12
  • CANDIES10
  • PADDOCK17
All valid words 350

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BADDEST11
  • BADDIES11
  • BADDISH14
  • BAIDARS10
  • BALDEST10
  • BALDIER10
  • BALDIES10
  • BALDING11
  • BALDISH13
  • BALDRIC12
  • BANDAGE11
  • BANDAID11
  • BANDANA10
  • BANDARI10
  • BANDARS10
  • BANDBOX19
  • BANDEAU10
  • BANDERS10
  • BANDIED11
  • BANDIER10
  • BANDIES10
  • BANDING11
  • BANDITO10
  • BANDITS10
  • BANDOGS11
  • BANDOOK14
  • BANDORA10
  • BANDORE10
  • BANDROL10
  • BANDSAW13
  • BANDURA10
  • BARDASH13
  • BARDIER10
  • BARDIES10
  • BARDING11
  • BARDISM12
  • BAUDRIC12
  • BAWDIER13
  • BAWDIES13
  • BAWDILY16
  • BAWDKIN17
  • BAWDRIC15
  • CADDICE13
  • CADDIED12
  • CADDIES11
  • CADDISH14
  • CADDYSS14
  • CALDERA10
  • CALDRON10
  • CANDELA10
  • CANDENT10
  • CANDIDA11
  • CANDIDS11
  • CANDIED11
  • CANDIES10
  • CANDLED11
  • CANDLER10
  • CANDLES10
  • CANDOCK16
  • CANDORS10
  • CANDOUR10
  • CARDECU12
  • CARDERS10
  • CARDIAC12
  • CARDIAE10
  • CARDIAS10
  • CARDIES10
  • CARDING11
  • CARDIOS10
  • CARDONS10
  • CARDOON10
  • CARDUUS10
  • CAUDATE10
  • CAUDLED11
  • CAUDLES10
  • CAUDRON10
  • DADDIES10
  • DADDING11
  • DADDLED11
  • DADDLES10
  • DADDOCK16
  • DAIDLED10
  • DAIDLES9
  • DANDERS9
  • DANDIER9
  • DANDIES9
  • DANDIFY15
  • DANDILY12
  • DANDLED10
  • DANDLER9
  • DANDLES9
  • DAUDING10
  • DAWDING13
  • DAWDLED13
  • DAWDLER12
  • DAWDLES12
  • EARDING9
  • EARDROP10
  • EARDRUM10
  • FADDIER12
  • FADDISH15
  • FADDISM14
  • FADDIST12
  • FADDLED13
  • FADDLES12
  • FALDAGE12
  • FANDING12
  • FANDOMS13
  • FARDAGE12
  • FARDELS11
  • FARDENS11
  • FARDING12
  • GADDERS10
  • GADDING11
  • GANDERS9
  • GARDANT9
  • GARDENS9
  • GAUDERY12
  • GAUDGIE10
  • GAUDIER9
  • GAUDIES9
  • GAUDILY12
  • GAUDING10
  • GAYDARS12
  • HABDABS15
  • HADDEST12
  • HADDIES12
  • HADDING13
  • HADDOCK18
  • HAGDENS12
  • HAGDONS12
  • HAGDOWN15
  • HAIDUKS15
  • HANDBAG14
  • HANDCAR13
  • HANDERS11
  • HANDFED15
  • HANDFUL14
  • HANDGUN12
  • HANDIER11
  • HANDILY14
  • HANDING12
  • HANDISM13
  • HANDJAR18
  • HANDLED12
  • HANDLER11
  • HANDLES11
  • HANDOFF17
  • HANDOUT11
  • HANDSAW14
  • HANDSEL11
  • HANDSET11
  • HARDASS11
  • HARDBAG14
  • HARDENS11
  • HARDEST11
  • HARDHAT14
  • HARDIER11
  • HARDIES11
  • HARDILY14
  • HARDISH14
  • HARDMAN13
  • HARDMEN13
  • HARDOKE15
  • HARDPAN13
  • HARDSET11
  • HARDTOP13
  • HAUDING12
  • JAMDANI17
  • JANDALS15
  • KADDISH16
  • KANDIES12
  • LADDERS9
  • LADDERY12
  • LADDIER9
  • LADDIES9
  • LADDISH12
  • LADDISM11
  • LAIDING9
  • LALDIES8
  • LANDAUS8
  • LANDERS8
  • LANDING9
  • LANDLER8
  • LANDMAN10
  • LANDMEN10
  • LAPDOGS11
  • LARDERS8
  • LARDIER8
  • LARDING9
  • LARDONS8
  • LARDOON8
  • LAUDERS8
  • LAUDING9
  • LAYDEEZ20
  • MADDENS11
  • MADDERS11
  • MADDEST11
  • MADDING12
  • MADDISH14
  • MADDOCK17
  • MAIDANS10
  • MAIDENS10
  • MAIDING11
  • MAIDISH13
  • MAIDISM12
  • MANDALA10
  • MANDATE10
  • MANDIOC12
  • MANDIRA10
  • MANDIRS10
  • MANDOLA10
  • MANDOMS12
  • MANDORA10
  • MANDREL10
  • MANDRIL10
  • MARDIED11
  • MARDIER10
  • MARDIES10
  • MAUDLIN10
  • MAYDAYS16
  • NANDINA8
  • NANDINE8
  • NANDINS8
  • NANDOOS8
  • NARDINE8
  • NARDING9
  • NARDOOS8
  • PADDERS11
  • PADDIES11
  • PADDING12
  • PADDLED12
  • PADDLER11
  • PADDLES11
  • PADDOCK17
  • PAIDLES10
  • PANDANI10
  • PANDANS10
  • PANDARS10
  • PANDECT12
  • PANDERS10
  • PANDIED11
  • PANDIES10
  • PANDITS10
  • PANDOOR10
  • PANDORA10
  • PANDORE10
  • PANDOUR10
  • PANDURA10
  • PARDAHS13
  • PARDALE10
  • PARDALS10
  • PARDINE10
  • PARDNER10
  • PARDONS10
  • PAYDAYS16
  • PAYDOWN16
  • RADDEST9
  • RADDING10
  • RADDLED10
  • RADDLES9
  • RAGDOLL9
  • RAIDERS8
  • RAIDING9
  • RANDANS8
  • RANDEMS10
  • RANDIER8
  • RANDIES8
  • RANDILY11
  • RANDING9
  • RANDOMS10
  • RANDONS8
  • SADDENS9
  • SADDEST9
  • SADDHUS12
  • SADDING10
  • SADDISH12
  • SADDLED10
  • SADDLER9
  • SADDLES9
  • SADDOES9
  • SAIDEST8
  • SANDALS8
  • SANDBAG11
  • SANDBAR10
  • SANDBOX17
  • SANDBOY13
  • SANDBUR10
  • SANDDAB11
  • SANDEKS12
  • SANDERS8
  • SANDFLY14
  • SANDHIS11
  • SANDHOG12
  • SANDIER8
  • SANDING9
  • SANDLOT8
  • SANDMAN10
  • SANDMEN10
  • SANDPIT10
  • SARDANA8
  • SARDARS8
  • SARDELS8
  • SARDINE8
  • SARDIUS8
  • SAWDERS11
  • SAWDUST11
  • TADDIES9
  • TAEDIUM10
  • TANDEMS10
  • TANDOOR8
  • TARDIED9
  • TARDIER8
  • TARDIES8
  • TARDILY11
  • TARDIVE11
  • TARDYON11
  • VANDALS11
  • VANDYKE18
  • VARDIES11
  • VAUDOOS11
  • VAUDOUX18
  • WADDERS12
  • WADDIED13
  • WADDIES12
  • WADDING13
  • WADDLED13
  • WADDLER12
  • WADDLES12
  • WALDOES11
  • WANDERS11
  • WANDOOS11
  • WARDENS11
  • WARDERS11
  • WARDIAN11
  • WARDING12
  • WARDOGS12
  • WARDROP13
  • YARDAGE12
  • YARDANG12
  • YARDARM13
  • YARDERS11
  • YARDING12
  • YARDMAN13
  • YARDMEN13
  • ZADDICK24
  • ZADDIKS22
  • ZAIDEHS20
  • ZAIDIES17
  • ZANDERS17
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 3rd letter is N.
1st letter
  1. H13%
  2. B12%
  3. S10%
3rd letter
  1. N37%
  2. R23%
  3. D19%
5th letter
  1. I36%
  2. E15%
  3. O12%
6th letter
  1. E27%
  2. N17%
  3. R12%
7th letter
  1. S35%
  2. G10%
  3. R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ZADDICK tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 33 words
  2. 9 points: 33 words
  3. 1010 points: 94 words
  4. 11 points: 65 words
  5. 1212 points: 50 words
  6. 13 points: 27 words
  7. 1414 points: 15 words
  8. 15 points: 9 words
  9. 1616 points: 7 words
  10. 17 points: 8 words
  11. 1818 points: 4 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 2 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 1 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZADDICK2425All three
ZADDIKS2222Collins only
ZAIDEHS2019NWL only
LAYDEEZ2020Collins only
BANDBOX1922All three
HADDOCK1818All three
VANDYKE1819All three
HANDJAR1820Collins only
VAUDOUX1821Collins only
PADDOCK1719All three
SANDBOX1719All three
HANDOFF1717All three

These seven-letter matches fix A in slot two and D in slot four, leaving five positions open. The entries include familiar forms such as LANDING, GARDENS, HANDLED, HANDFUL, and HARDEST. Counts overlap across dictionaries: Collins contains 341, NWL2023 255, and ENABLE 227, so those totals should not be added; same-position patterns have 176 six-letter matches and 91 five-letter matches.

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter

  • 350 entries meet both fixed letter positions across at least one tournament dictionary.
  • LANDING, GARDENS, and HANDLED are among the strongest familiar examples.
  • H is the most common first letter, with 44 entries; B follows with 42.
  • 123 matches end in S, far ahead of G at 36 and R at 32.
  • ZADDICK scores 24, the highest score in the set.

Which word shapes stand out in this pattern?

First letters cluster around H, B, S, and C: 44, 42, 35, and 34 words respectively. That makes HANDLED, HANDFUL, and HANDING a productive family to scan, while BANDAGE, BANDITS, and BANDBOX show how often B appears.

Endings lean even harder toward S: 123 words finish there, roughly one in three of the 350. Examples include GARDENS, RAIDERS, HANDLES, CANDLES, and CANDIES. G, the next most common ending, appears in 36 entries, so an S ending is the better first filter.

Notice the shared endings in HANDLES and CANDLES, but don't mistake the repeated -ing shape in LANDING and HANDING for a fixed suffix requirement; only the second and fourth positions are fixed.

How should you use the rarer entries?

Not all 350 are everyday vocabulary: just 25 fall within the common-word group. A few stand out by score instead: ZADDICK reaches 24, ZADDIKS 22, and BANDBOX 19. More recognizable scoring options include HADDOCK and VANDYKE at 18 apiece; PADDOCK scores 17.

For 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter, lock those tiles first, then test open ends; final letters carry more signal than opening letters. Treat the top score as a board opportunity, not an everyday-word recommendation.

The A-second, T-fourth pattern has 550 matches, compared with 350 here. Of these entries, 288 have definitions; when a game rejects an unfamiliar form, check its word list rather than assuming every tournament dictionary agrees.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A second and D fourth?
There are 350 matches for this pattern across the tournament dictionaries. The dictionary totals overlap: Collins has 341, NWL2023 has 255, and ENABLE has 227. LANDING, GARDENS, and HANDLED are familiar examples among the matches.
What is the highest-scoring word with A second and D fourth?
ZADDICK is the highest scorer in this group, with a score of 24. ZADDIKS follows at 22, while BANDBOX scores 19. For more recognizable options, HADDOCK and VANDYKE each score 18.
Which starting letter is most common in these seven-letter words?
H leads with 44 entries, just ahead of B with 42. S starts 35 words and C starts 34. Examples include HANDLED and HANDFUL for H, plus BANDAGE and BANDITS for B.

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