7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and R as the 6th letter

The fixed letters narrow the search to words shaped _ _ D _ _ R _. A striking share end in S, including familiar examples such as dodgers, bidders, and ladders. But the pattern also turns up less common words like zedoary and budworm, so a match is not automatically a word your game accepts.

At a glance, what stands out in this pattern

• 87 tournament-dictionary words have D third and R sixth.
• 61 of the matches end in S; dodgers, bidders, and ledgers show the pattern.
• Only 6 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.
• Collins includes 84 matches, compared with 67 in NWL2023 and 63 in ENABLE.
• ZEDOARY leads the tile scores at 20 points; JUDDERY scores 19.

Which 7-letter words have D third and R sixth?

The pattern yields a varied set: indoors, midterm, badgers, ladders, sidearm, and rudders all place D in the third slot and R in the sixth. Check each letter position rather than relying on a word's familiar ending; midterm and sidearm, for example, finish differently from the many S-ending matches.

The 61 S-ending words dominate the final-letter breakdown, while only 8 end in Y. That makes the last slot a quick filter: if your board or clue requires Y, examples include juddery and doddery. The full set is broader than common vocabulary, with just 6 matches in the frequency group.

How should you narrow this letter pattern?

Start with the known frame, _ _ D _ _ R _, then test likely endings. S is the strongest lead because 61 matches end there; Y is a smaller branch with 8. Try recognizable forms such as dodgers or badgers before less familiar options like zedoary.

For 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and R as the 6th letter, dictionary coverage matters: Collins has 84 matches, but NWL2023 has 67 and ENABLE has 63. Those sets overlap, so the counts are not totals to add together. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure match.