7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and D as the 5th letter

An E in the second slot and D in the fifth gives the pattern _E__D__. These matches draw from tournament lists, with coverage varying by dictionary: 77 appear in ENABLE, 84 in NWL2023, and 99 in Collins. Just 11 meet our common-word cutoff, although 80 have definitions.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

• R is the most frequent opening letter, with 23 matches; D follows with 20.
• Final S leads with 28 words, while D closes 20.
• Only 11 matches count as common words by frequency.
• DECIDED, BESIDES, DECADES, and WEEKDAY are recognizable examples.

How many 7-letter words with E second and D fifth?

There are 101 seven-letter matches, but the pattern does not point to one word family. DECIDED, DECIDES, and DECODER share a DEC- opening; RESIDES, RESIDED, and RESIDUE make another cluster.

Other entries range from WEEKDAY and BEARDED to MEANDER and WEIRDLY. Familiar forms help when crossings are sparse, but many matches are uncommon; don't assume every plausible-looking build is widely accepted.

R leads as a first letter with 23 matches, ahead of D at 20; B has 9. Starting with R? Try RES- and RE- forms before testing unrelated consonants.

Final S is most common at 28, followed by D at 20 and R at 15. BESIDES and RESIDES illustrate the S ending; DECIDED, DECADES, and BEARDED end in D.

The E-second/I-fifth sibling pattern has 1,099 matches, far more than this pattern's 101. That contrast describes clue-space size, not which words are more playable.

For a solve, fill the fixed E and D first, then use crossing letters to distinguish DECIDED from DECODER; their shared opening does not make their endings interchangeable.

Which matches score highly in Scrabble?

• VEXEDLY scores 21 points, the highest score.
• HEXADIC reaches 20; WEEKDAY scores 18.
• BEJADED and HEXADES each score 18.
• REJUDGE scores 16, while the average score across matches is 11.4.