7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern is G _ _ _ _ D _, with five open spaces between and around the fixed letters. Grounds and grenade are among the recognizable entries, while gambado and gospoda are less familiar. Only 2 matches rank among common English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist terms rather than a list of easy guesses.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 12 tournament-dictionary matches for G in position one and D in position six.
• The most frequent final letter is S: 5 words end that way.
• E is the ending for 3 matches, while A closes 2.
• Gambado and gambade tie for the top score at 13 points each.

Which words fit G _ _ _ _ D _?

Grounds, grenade, and gerunds show how different the middle letters can be while the two clues stay fixed. Grounds and gerunds also demonstrate the common S ending; grenade ends in E. The other listed endings are A, D, and O, giving you several ways to narrow a crossing pattern.

The top scorers are not the easiest words to recognize: gambado and gambade each score 13, ahead of gravida at 12. Grounds, grenade, and gerunds each score 9. If you are checking a board, compare the letters already played before choosing by score alone; a high-value word still has to fit the crossings.

Which game dictionaries accept these words?

Collins includes all 12 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8. The counts differ by dictionary, so a word that fits the pattern is not automatically playable in every version of Scrabble. Check your game's word list once you have a candidate, especially for entries such as gorsedd or gospoda.

Nine matches have definitions, but only 2 are common by frequency. That gap matters in a timed puzzle: grounds and grenade are easier to recall than gambade or gadoids. Treat the pattern as a way to generate candidates, then use known crossings to separate plausible answers from obscure ones.