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

The fixed pattern is _ _ D _ _ U _. TEDIOUS, HIDEOUS and ARDUOUS are familiar choices; JODHPUR, CADEAUX and MADOQUA show how quickly the list turns to specialist vocabulary. Only 3 entries are common, so recognition is a poor guide to whether a word will fit your game.

At a glance: a compact D-and-U pattern

• Exactly 25 seven-letter entries have D in position three and U in position six.
• TEDIOUS, HIDEOUS and ARDUOUS are familiar examples of the pattern.
• JODHPUR leads the score table at 20 points; MADOQUA follows at 19.
• 13 entries end in S, including SUDOKUS and SADDHUS.
• Only 3 entries are common, although 18 have definitions.

How many words fit this letter pattern?

25 words match, but changing the sixth letter to E gives 330 matches with D still in position three. That contrast makes U the bottleneck here, not D. When a puzzle fixes both letters, keep the other slots flexible instead of searching only for familiar vocabulary.

M starts the most matches, with four; H starts three, while B, C, F, L, S and V start two apiece. Endings cluster even more tightly: 13 words finish in S, while M and T account for three each. If the final square is open, try S before testing rarer endings.

7-letter words with D third and U sixth for board play

For 7-letter words with D third and U sixth, JODHPUR is the standout scorer at 20 points, with MADOQUA at 19 and CADEAUX at 17. Those options reward unusual letter combinations, while TEDIOUS and HIDEOUS are easier to recognize. Check familiar examples first, then test less common possibilities.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins accepts 24 entries, NWL2023 accepts 16, and ENABLE accepts 14. The total counts words present in at least one of those tournament lists, not words shared by all three. Rare forms such as MADOQUA may not be accepted in your game.