7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter

The fixed middle is “LD,” but the words around it vary sharply: G leads with 13 matches, while S leads the endings with 26. Familiar examples include HOLDING, SOLDIER, FOLDING, and WELDING; only 9 entries rank among common English words, so a recognizable pattern does not guarantee a familiar answer. The match count includes words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.

At a glance: words with L-D in the middle

• There are 73 seven-letter matches with L third and D fourth.
• G is the most common first letter, appearing in 13 matches; B and M each start 11.
• S is the most common final letter: 26 words end in S, compared with 15 ending in G.
• ENABLE includes 55 matches, Collins includes 71, and NWL2023 includes 59.
• Mildewy has the highest score at 16; the average score is 10.7.

How do the 73 matches vary?

The first letter gives you a useful way to narrow the pattern: G leads at 13, followed by B and M at 11 each. W contributes 9, while H contributes 7. Examples across those openings include GELDING, BALDING, MOLDING, WELDING, and HOLDING.

Endings cluster around S, G, and T. The 26 S-ending matches include HOLDERS and FOLDERS; 15 end in G, as in FOLDING, and 11 end in T, as in WILDEST. The remaining endings are less common, so checking the final tile can quickly shrink your options.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

HOLDING, SOLDIER, FOLDING, WELDING, and COLDEST are among the more familiar-looking matches. The full set has 60 defined entries, but only 9 count as common by frequency, so many valid candidates are less everyday. Check your game’s dictionary when a solution looks unfamiliar; Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain identical sets.

A practical solving move is to lock the middle pair first, then test likely word shapes around it. HOLDING and FOLDING share the ending pattern, while SOLDIER shows that the same LD center also fits a different ending. Avoid treating a familiar example as a complete pattern: the 73 matches span several starting letters and endings.

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and D as the 4th letter