7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes R at the start and D in the fifth slot, leaving four positions open for other letters; The results range from everyday words such as rounded and resides to less familiar entries such as rejudge and reredos; Dictionary coverage is broad, but these matches are not all common or accepted in every word game.

7-letter words with R as the 1st and D as the 5th letter

• There are 40 tournament-dictionary matches for this R-and-D position pattern.
• Collins accepts all 40; NWL2023 includes 32, while ENABLE includes 30.
• Only 7 entries meet our common-word frequency measure.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 10 matches; D ends 7.

Which words fit the R-and-D position clue?

Start with recognisable options: rapidly, rounded, resides, residue, and resided all place R first and D fifth. Rounded and rounder share a recognizable root, while resides, resided, and residue offer different endings around the same fixed clue.

The endings spread across 8 letters rather than clustering on one finish. S leads with 10 words, followed by D with 7 and R with 6; E and Y each finish 4. That distribution is a useful cross-check when another tile or clue narrows the final position.

The larger pattern is selective: 40 matches sit well below the 136 words beginning with S that put D fifth. Changing just the first letter to S opens many more options, while changing the fifth letter to I gives 393 R-starting matches.

Which matching words score highest?

Rejudge leads the listed Scrabble scores at 16 points. Reindex and rhabdom each score 15, while rapidly and rabidly score 13 apiece. For a playable-looking choice, rapidly is easier to recognize than specialist entries such as rhabdom.

The list is not a set of everyday vocabulary: just 7 matches meet the common-word cutoff, and 34 have definitions. Dictionary coverage also varies, so a word accepted in Collins may not appear in NWL2023 or ENABLE; check your game's word list before relying on a disputed entry.

For a narrower clue, compare the 6-letter version, which has 23 matches, or browse the seven-letter pattern with R first and E fifth. Those nearby patterns keep the same starting letter while changing a constraint.