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

The pattern is __D_O__: positions three and five are fixed, while the other five tiles can vary. Among the 89 tournament-dictionary entries, familiar choices include bedroom, android, indoors, and tedious; less everyday options such as madzoon and podzols fit too. The count spans Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, but membership differs by dictionary, so a word accepted in one game may not transfer to another.

At a glance: the D-and-O pattern

• The pattern contains 89 words in at least one of the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 10 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• M starts 17 matches, more than any other initial; B and R each start 12.
• S is the most common final letter, ending 22 matches.

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

Every answer has D in slot three and O in slot five, but the remaining letters create very different-looking words. Bedroom and bedrock share the opening BED; android and indoors use different beginnings, while tedious and hideous turn the pattern into familiar adjectives.

The starting-letter split is unusually top-heavy: M leads with 17 matches, while B and R tie at 12 apiece. At the other end, 22 words finish in S, including indoors, hydroxy, and podzols. If the first two letters are already known, test M, B, or R before moving on to rarer initials.

Which entries score highest?

Hydroxy tops the scoring list at 24, with madzoon and podzols next at 19 each. Haddock scores 18, while paddock, wedlock, and maddock each reach 17. The less familiar options can outscore everyday bedroom or android, so check the board premium squares before choosing a play.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 84 matches, NWL2023 includes 75, and ENABLE includes 65. The list contains 75 defined entries, but only 10 are common by frequency. Treat the rare terms as game-list candidates, not everyday vocabulary, and check your game's word list before relying on one.