7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter
128 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter fit this exact pattern.
11 of 128 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With I in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (338 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- BRIDGES11
- EVIDENT11
- RAIDERS8
- SLIDING9
- SPIDERS10
- GUIDING10
- ABIDING11
- RAIDING9
- TRIDENT8
- ACIDITY13
- GLIDING10
- SLIDERS8
- MAIDENS10
- BRIDGED12
- IRIDIUM10
- GLIDERS9
- OXIDASE15
- FRIDGES12
- GRIDDLE10
- SKIDDED14
- OXIDANT15
- OXIDIZE24
- VOIDING12
- SMIDGEN11
- OVIDUCT13
- TWIDDLE12
- CHIDING14
- BRIDLED11
- GRIDDED11
- ARIDITY11
- BRIDLES10
- SPIDERY13
- URIDINE8
- SNIDELY11
- AVIDITY14
- ACIDIFY16
- OXIDISE15
- PRIDING11
- EPIDOTE10
- TRIDUUM10
- SWIDDEN12
- ELIDING9
- SKIDDER13
- BRIDALS10
- GUIDONS9
- ALIDADE9
- UNIDEAL8
- SKIDPAD15
All valid words 128
- ABIDDEN11
- ABIDERS10
- ABIDING11
- ACIDEST10
- ACIDIER10
- ACIDIFY16
- ACIDITY13
- ALIDADE9
- ALIDADS9
- AMIDASE10
- AMIDINE10
- AMIDINS10
- AMIDOLS10
- AMIDONE10
- ARIDEST8
- ARIDITY11
- AVIDEST11
- AVIDINS11
- AVIDITY14
- BAIDARS10
- BRIDALS10
- BRIDGED12
- BRIDGES11
- BRIDIES10
- BRIDING11
- BRIDLED11
- BRIDLER10
- BRIDLES10
- BRIDOON10
- CHIDDEN14
- CHIDERS13
- CHIDING14
- DAIDLED10
- DAIDLES9
- DEIDEST9
- ELIDING9
- EPIDERM12
- EPIDOTE10
- EVIDENT11
- FRIDGED13
- FRIDGES12
- GLIDDER10
- GLIDERS9
- GLIDING10
- GRIDDED11
- GRIDDER10
- GRIDDLE10
- GRIDING10
- GUIDAGE10
- GUIDERS9
- GUIDING10
- GUIDONS9
- HAIDUKS15
- HOIDENS11
- IRIDEAL8
- IRIDIAL8
- IRIDIAN8
- IRIDISE8
- IRIDIUM10
- IRIDIZE17
- LAIDING9
- LEIDGER9
- LOIDING9
- MAIDANS10
- MAIDENS10
- MAIDING11
- MAIDISH13
- MAIDISM12
- MOIDERS10
- MOIDORE10
- MRIDANG11
- OVIDUCT13
- OXIDANT15
- OXIDASE15
- OXIDATE15
- OXIDISE15
- OXIDIZE24
- PAIDLES10
- PRIDIAN10
- PRIDING11
- QUIDAMS19
- QUIDDIT18
- QUIDDLE18
- RAIDERS8
- RAIDING9
- SAIDEST8
- SEIDELS8
- SHIDDER12
- SKIDDED14
- SKIDDER13
- SKIDDOO13
- SKIDLID13
- SKIDOOS12
- SKIDPAD15
- SKIDPAN14
- SKIDWAY18
- SLIDDEN9
- SLIDDER9
- SLIDERS8
- SLIDING9
- SMIDGEN11
- SMIDGES11
- SMIDGIN11
- SNIDELY11
- SNIDEST8
- SNIDIER8
- SNIDING9
- SPIDERS10
- SPIDERY13
- STIDDIE9
- SUIDIAN8
- SWIDDEN12
- TRIDARN8
- TRIDENT8
- TRIDUAN8
- TRIDUUM10
- TWIDDLE12
- TWIDDLY15
- UNIDEAL8
- URIDINE8
- VOIDEES11
- VOIDERS11
- VOIDING12
- WHIDAHS17
- WHIDDED16
- WHIDDER15
- ZAIDEHS20
- ZAIDIES17
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXIDIZE | 24 | 24 | All three |
| ZAIDEHS | 20 | 19 | NWL only |
| QUIDAMS | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| SKIDWAY | 18 | 17 | All three |
| QUIDDLE | 18 | 20 | Collins only |
| QUIDDIT | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| WHIDAHS | 17 | 15 | All three |
| IRIDIZE | 17 | 17 | Collins only |
| ZAIDIES | 17 | 17 | NWL only |
| ACIDIFY | 16 | 16 | All three |
| WHIDDED | 16 | 15 | All three |
| OXIDASE | 15 | 15 | All three |
With I fixed in position three and D in position four, four other letters can vary. The matches include familiar forms such as BRIDGES and RAIDERS, alongside less familiar entries such as OXIDASE and IRIDIUM. Only 11 rank among the most common English words by frequency, so this pattern reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.
7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter
- Exactly 128 seven-letter entries place I third and D fourth; the other four positions vary.
- Collins includes 124 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023 and 79 in ENABLE.
- Only 11 matches rank among the most common English words by frequency.
- S is the most frequent first letter, opening 27 entries; A follows with 19.
- S is also the leading final letter, appearing at the end of 34 matches.
How many words match this pattern?
Exactly 128 seven-letter words match. BRIDGES, EVIDENT, RAIDERS, SLIDING, and SPIDERS show how the fixed I-D pair appears in several familiar spellings and word forms.
Keep both middle letters in place while checking a clue or rack: the pattern is _ _ I D _ _ _. Among the examples, GUIDING and ABIDING also fit, while TRIDENT offers another recognizable option.
What scores highest, and what should you watch for?
OXIDIZE leads the scoring examples at 24 points, ahead of ZAIDEHS at 20 and QUIDAMS at 19. The contrast is a useful reminder: a fixed-letter search can surface high-value plays as well as ordinary vocabulary.
The most common ending is S, with 34 matches, while 27 begin with S. Treat those as separate clues rather than assuming an S-heavy set starts with S. Across the 7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter, familiar spellings are only a small slice.
- For a recognizable starting point, try BRIDGES, RAIDERS, or SLIDING.
- OXIDIZE is the top listed scorer; a high score alone does not guarantee acceptance in every game.
- Collins has more matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.
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