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

There are 258 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, from wedding and pudding to higher-scoring midsize.

258 wordsTop pick WEDDINGHighest score ZADDICK 24

16 of 258 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
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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

5th 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 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (258 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 16 · most-used first

WEDDING₁₃
KIDDING₁₄
JUDGING₁₇
BIDDING₁₂
BUDDIES₁₁
PUDDING₁₂
BEDTIME₁₂
LODGING₁₀
BEDDING₁₂
REDDISH₁₂
BEDSIDE₁₁
DODGING₁₁
BUDDING₁₂
MIDWIFE₁₆
NODDING₁₀
PADDING₁₂

All valid words 258

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

ADDLING₁₀
ALDRINS₈
ANDVILE₁₁
ARDRIGH₁₂
BADDIES₁₁
BADDISH₁₄
BADGING₁₂
BEDDING₁₂
BEDLIKE₁₄
BEDSIDE₁₁
BEDSITS₁₀
BEDTICK₁₆
BEDTIME₁₂
BEDUINS₁₀
BIDDIES₁₁
BIDDING₁₂
BODGIER₁₁
BODGIES₁₁
BODGING₁₂
BODKINS₁₄
BODYING₁₄
BUDDIED₁₂
BUDDIER₁₁
BUDDIES₁₁
BUDDING₁₂
BUDGIES₁₁
BUDGING₁₂
BUDLIKE₁₄
CADDICE₁₃
CADDIED₁₂
CADDIES₁₁
CADDISH₁₄
CADGIER₁₁
CADGING₁₂
CADMIUM₁₄
CEDRINE₁₀
CODDING₁₂
CODEIAS₁₀
CODEINA₁₀
CODEINE₁₀
CODEINS₁₀
CODFISH₁₆
CODLING₁₁
CODLINS₁₀
CODRIVE₁₃
CUDDIES₁₁
CUDDINS₁₁
DADAISM₁₁
DADAIST₉
DADDIES₁₀
DADDING₁₁
DADOING₁₀
DIDDIER₁₀
DIDDIES₁₀
DODDIER₁₀
DODDIES₁₀
DODDING₁₁
DODGIER₁₀
DODGING₁₁
DODKINS₁₃
DODOISM₁₁
DUDDIER₁₀
EDDYING₁₃
ELDRICH₁₃
ENDRINS₈
ENDUING₉
ENDWISE₁₁
FADAISE₁₁
FADDIER₁₂
FADDISH₁₅
FADDISM₁₄
FADDIST₁₂
FADEINS₁₁
FADGING₁₃
FADLIKE₁₅
FIDEISM₁₃
FIDEIST₁₁
FIDGING₁₃
FUDDIES₁₂
FUDGIER₁₂
FUDGING₁₃
GADDING₁₁
GADGIES₁₀
GADLING₁₀
GADOIDS₁₀
GIDDIED₁₁
GIDDIER₁₀
GIDDIES₁₀
GIDDILY₁₃
GODDING₁₁
GODLIER₉
GODLIKE₁₃
GODLILY₁₂
GODLING₁₀
GODWITS₁₂
HADDIES₁₂
HADDING₁₃
HEDGIER₁₂
HEDGING₁₃
HIDLING₁₂
HIDLINS₁₁
HODDING₁₃
HODDINS₁₂
HYDRIAE₁₄
HYDRIDE₁₅
HYDRIDS₁₅
INDUING₉
JADEITE₁₅
JUDGIER₁₆
JUDGING₁₇
JUDOIST₁₅
KADDISH₁₆
KEDGIER₁₃
KEDGING₁₄
KIDDIED₁₄
KIDDIER₁₃
KIDDIES₁₃
KIDDING₁₄
KIDDISH₁₆
KIDGIER₁₃
KIDLIKE₁₆
KIDLING₁₃
KIDLITS₁₂
KIDVIDS₁₆
KUDLIKS₁₆
LADDIER₉
LADDIES₉
LADDISH₁₂
LADDISM₁₁
LADLING₉
LADYISH₁₄
LADYISM₁₃
LEDGIER₉
LIDDING₁₀
LODGING₁₀
LYDDITE₁₂
MADDING₁₂
MADDISH₁₄
MADEIRA₁₀
MADLING₁₁
MEDLING₁₁
MIDAIRS₁₀
MIDDIES₁₁
MIDGIER₁₁
MIDGIES₁₁
MIDLIFE₁₃
MIDLINE₁₀
MIDLIST₁₀
MIDRIBS₁₂
MIDRIFF₁₆
MIDSIZE₁₉
MIDWIFE₁₆
MIDWIVE₁₆
MODDING₁₂
MODGING₁₂
MUDDIED₁₂
MUDDIER₁₁
MUDDIES₁₁
MUDDILY₁₄
MUDDING₁₂
MUDFISH₁₆
MUDGING₁₂
MUDPIES₁₂
MUDSILL₁₀
NEDDIER₉
NEDDIES₉
NEDDISH₁₂
NIDDICK₁₅
NODDIER₉
NODDIES₉
NODDING₁₀
NUDDIES₉
NUDGING₁₀
NUDNICK₁₄
NUDNIKS₁₂
OLDWIFE₁₄
OODLINS₈
ORDAINS₈
PADDIES₁₁
PADDING₁₂
PIDGINS₁₁
PODDIER₁₁
PODDIES₁₁
PODDING₁₂
PODGIER₁₁
PODGILY₁₄
PODLIKE₁₄
PUDDIES₁₁
PUDDING₁₂
PUDGIER₁₁
PUDGILY₁₄
PUDSIER₁₀
RADDING₁₀
REDBIRD₁₁
REDDIER₉
REDDING₁₀
REDDISH₁₂
REDFINS₁₁
REDFISH₁₄
REDLINE₈
REDOING₉
REDRIED₉
REDRIES₈
REDRILL₈
REDRIVE₁₁
REDUITS₈
REDWING₁₂
RIDDING₁₀
RIDGIER₉
RIDGILS₉
RIDGING₁₀
RODDING₁₀
RODLIKE₁₂
RUDDIED₁₀
RUDDIER₉
RUDDIES₉
RUDDILY₁₂
RUDDING₁₀
SADDING₁₀
SADDISH₁₂
SEDGIER₉
SIDLING₉
SODAINE₈
SODDIER₉
SODDIES₉
SODDING₁₀
SUDSIER₈
SUDSING₉
TADDIES₉
TEDDIES₉
TEDDING₁₀
TIDBITS₁₀
TIDDIER₉
TIDDIES₉
TIDYING₁₂
TODDIES₉
TODDING₁₀
UNDEIFY₁₄
UNDOING₉
UNDRIED₉
UNDYING₁₂
UPDRIED₁₁
UPDRIES₁₀
VIDUITY₁₄
WADDIED₁₃
WADDIES₁₂
WADDING₁₃
WEDDING₁₃
WEDGIER₁₂
WEDGIES₁₂
WEDGING₁₃
WIDDIES₁₂
WIDGIES₁₂
WUDDIES₁₂
WUDDING₁₃
YODLING₁₂
ZADDICK₂₄
ZADDIKS₂₂

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 4th letter is D.

1st letter

M11%
R10%
B9%

2nd letter

A21%
O20%
I19%

4th letter

D41%
G16%
L11%

6th letter

N35%
E32%
S10%

7th letter

G27%
S27%
R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; ZADDICK tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 10 words
9 points: 32 words
1010 points: 46 words
11 points: 46 words
1212 points: 52 words
13 points: 26 words
1414 points: 23 words
15 points: 7 words
1616 points: 12 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 1 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 1 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZADDICK	24	25	All three
ZADDIKS	22	22	Collins only
MIDSIZE	19	20	All three
JUDGING	17	23	All three
MIDWIFE	16	17	All three
MIDRIFF	16	17	All three
CODFISH	16	16	All three
KADDISH	16	15	All three
MUDFISH	16	17	All three
KIDDISH	16	15	All three
KIDLIKE	16	17	All three
MIDWIVE	16	18	Collins only

The pattern is _ _ D _ I _ _: D sits in slot three, and I sits in slot five. Familiar matches include wedding, bidding, bedtime, and midwife. The list also includes less common entries, so a matching shape alone does not guarantee a word will suit your game or puzzle.

How many 7-letter words have D third and I fifth?

258 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
Collins includes 250 matches; NWL2023 includes 198, and ENABLE includes 178.
Only 16 matches count as common by our frequency measure.
Midsize scores 19 points; judging scores 17, while midwife scores 16.
The most common final letters are G, with 70 words, and S, with 69.

Which familiar words fit this letter pattern?

Several everyday matches are -ing forms: wedding, bidding, judging, lodging, dodging, and nodding. Those examples make the fixed letters easier to spot: the D in each word occupies the third position, while I remains fifth.

Other recognizable choices include bedtime, bedding, buddies, pudding, and bedside. The endings are revealing, too: 70 matches finish in G and 69 finish in S. If you are scanning a rack or a clue, check those common endings before working through rarer possibilities.

How can you narrow the search?

Start with the two fixed slots, then use any known first, second, fourth, sixth, or seventh letter to cut down the possibilities. For comparison, the pattern with R third and I fifth has 744 matches, far more than this D-and-I combination.

Changing only the fifth letter also changes the size of the search: D in slot three with E in slot five has 156 matches. Keep the I fixed when that is part of your clue; swapping it for a neighboring vowel sends you to a different set.

For 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage matters: 258 matches appear across the tournament lists, but only 16 meet the common group. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have D as the third letter and I as the fifth?

There are 258 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar examples include wedding, pudding, and bedtime, while the set also contains less common entries. The fixed pattern is _ _ D _ I _ _, with the two letters locked into those positions.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

Zaddick is the highest-scoring match, at 24 points. Midsize follows at 19, then judging at 17. Scores depend on the letters played and board placement, so those totals are base word scores rather than a guarantee of a particular turn's result.

Are most words matching this pattern common?

No. Only 16 matches count as common by our frequency measure, even though the full set contains 258 tournament-dictionary entries. Wedding, bidding, and pudding are familiar examples; many other matches are specialized or less likely to appear in everyday writing.

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