7-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and I as the 6th letter

7-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and I as the 6th letter: 13 tournament-dictionary matches fit this pattern.

13 wordsTop pick IDIOTICHighest score ADZUKIS 21

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

  • 6th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With D in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (53 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • IDIOTIC10
  • IDYLLIC13
  • ADENOID9
  • ADELGID10
  • EDAPHIC15
  • IDENTIC10
  • EDITRIX15
  • ADERMIN10
  • ADHIBIT13
  • ADIPSIA10
  • ADSUKIS12
  • ADZUKIS21
  • ODONTIC10
All valid words 13

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

  • ADELGID10
  • ADENOID9
  • ADERMIN10
  • ADHIBIT13
  • ADIPSIA10
  • ADSUKIS12
  • ADZUKIS21
  • EDAPHIC15
  • EDITRIX15
  • IDENTIC10
  • IDIOTIC10
  • IDYLLIC13
  • ODONTIC10
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 1st letter is A.
1st letter
  1. A54%
  2. I23%
  3. E15%
3rd letter
  1. E31%
  2. I23%
  3. A8%
4th letter
  1. N23%
  2. P15%
  3. L15%
5th letter
  1. T23%
  2. K15%
  3. H8%
7th letter
  1. C38%
  2. D15%
  3. S15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ADZUKIS2122All three
EDAPHIC1516All three
EDITRIX1515Collins · NWL
IDYLLIC1315All three
ADHIBIT1313All three
ADSUKIS1213Collins · NWL
IDIOTIC1011All three
ADELGID1012NWL only
IDENTIC1012All three
ADERMIN1012Collins only
ADIPSIA1011Collins only
ODONTIC1012Collins only

The fixed pattern leaves just 13 tournament-dictionary entries, far fewer than neighboring letter choices. Seven begin with A, while only one ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. This is a clue-solving set, not a collection of everyday vocabulary.

The pattern at a glance

  • All 13 entries have seven letters, with D second and I sixth.
  • Collins accepts 12, NWL2023 accepts 10, and ENABLE accepts 7; the dictionary groups overlap.
  • ADZUKIS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 21 points before board bonuses.
  • Five words end in C, the most common final letter in this set.
  • Only one entry is common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.

Which starting and ending letters appear most?

Seven of the 13 start with A: ADENOID, ADELGID, ADERMIN, ADHIBIT, ADIPSIA, ADSUKIS, and ADZUKIS. Three start with I, including IDIOTIC and IDYLLIC. If you know the first letter, A is the strongest branch to check.

The ending is more concentrated: five entries finish in C, including EDAPHIC, IDIOTIC, and IDYLLIC. The other eight words end in D, S, A, N, T, or X. That spread makes a known final C a strong clue, but it cannot identify a single answer.

IDIOTIC and IDYLLIC are recognizable anchors; several other entries are much less familiar. Only one word in the group meets the common-word frequency cutoff, so treat this pattern as a narrow matching aid rather than a vocabulary list.

7-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and I as the 6th letter

Use the fixed letters first, then test the remaining positions against the full word list. ADENOID, EDAPHIC, and ODONTIC show how much the first and last letters can vary while D and I stay locked in place.

The scoring standout is ADZUKIS at 21 points, ahead of EDAPHIC and EDITRIX at 15 each. That makes ADZUKIS worth noticing in a word game, but a high face-value score does not guarantee a playable placement. Check your game's dictionary for the exact entry you plan to use.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have D second and I sixth?
There are 13 tournament-dictionary entries with D in the second position and I in the sixth. The total combines overlapping entries from Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so their individual counts should not be added together.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
ADZUKIS is the highest scorer, with a face value of 21 Scrabble points before board bonuses. EDAPHIC and EDITRIX follow at 15 points each, making ADZUKIS the clear scoring leader among these matches.
Which final letter is most common in these words?
C is the most common ending, appearing in five of the 13 words. Examples include EDAPHIC, IDIOTIC, and IDYLLIC; the other eight entries are spread across six different final letters.

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