7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is __D_H__, and none of its 11 matches ranks among the 25,000 most common English words. The set leans heavily toward plural or specialist-looking forms: BUDDHAS, SIDDHAS, SIDDHIS, and SADDHUS are among the examples. Collins includes all 11, while NWL2023 includes nine and ENABLE includes six, so the accepted set depends on your game.

7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

• Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words match the pattern __D_H__.
• Collins lists all 11 matches; NWL2023 has nine and ENABLE has six.
• No match falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Five entries end in S and four end in P, making those endings the strongest filters.
• S is the most common first letter, with three matches; N starts two.

Which matching words score the most?

NUDZHED leads the scoring list at 21 points, followed by NUDZHES at 20. Both stand out from the more familiar-looking BUDDHAS and MIDSHIP, which score 14 and 15 points respectively. PADSHAH is another strong option at 16.

These scores make the unusual Z words worth noticing when you have the tiles, but they are not easy words to recall from everyday speech. Ten of the 11 matches have a definition in the dictionary data; still, check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

How can you narrow the pattern quickly?

Start with the final letter: S or P accounts for nine of the 11 matches. If neither fits your board, the only remaining endings are D and H, one word each. Then check the opening letter; S and N together cover five matches.

The match set mixes forms such as BUDDHAS and SIDDHIS with entries like ENDSHIP, GODSHIP, and LUDSHIP. For a neighboring clue, 7-letter words with D third and I fifth have 258 matches, far more than this H pattern. The 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter remain a narrow, uncommon group.