7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern is __R__D_: R stays in position three and D in position six; That leaves four slots open for your remaining letters; Familiar matches include already, periods, threads, tornado, and spreads, but just 9 of the 73 entries count as common by the frequency cutoff; Dictionary coverage also varies, so a match may not appear in every game’s word list.

7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter

• 73 tournament-dictionary entries match the two fixed letter positions.
• Collins contains 69 matches, NWL2023 has 50, and ENABLE has 40; those counts overlap.
• Only 9 matches are common under the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 12 matches; T follows with 9, then C with 7.
• The most frequent endings are S, with 37 matches, and E, with 16.

Which endings appear most often?

S endings dominate: 37 of the 73 words finish with S. E is next at 16, followed by Y at 8. Try the S ending early when it fits your rack, but treat it as a pattern clue rather than proof that a word is plural.

Recognisable options include already, periods, threads, tornado, spreads, and torpedo. Their shared letter positions do not make them alike in meaning; use __R__D_ to narrow a puzzle, then check each candidate against the remaining clue or rack letters.

The small common-word share is a real limitation: most matches are outside the top 25,000 English words by frequency. If you are playing a tournament-style game, confirm unfamiliar candidates against your game’s dictionary.

Which matches score highest?

Perfidy and byrlady lead the scoring list at 16 points each. Shreddy, jereeds, jerrids, and furkids score 15; kermode, thready, parkade, and shroudy score 14.

Perfidy is the standout to remember: it combines the fixed pattern with the top score, while also being one of the more recognizable high scorers. For 7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter, check both letter placement and your game’s word list before committing a rare entry.