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

The fixed pattern is _ _ T _ _ D _, but the words do not share one kind of ending: 22 finish in S, 15 in E, and 5 in A. Outside, methods, and attends are recognizable examples; the full set also includes less common terms such as cathode and nitride. Dictionary coverage varies, so a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another.

How many 7-letter words have T third and D sixth?

• The pattern has 42 words across the tournament-dictionary pool.
• Outside is one familiar example; methods and attends also match.
• The most common first letter is O, with 10 words beginning that way.
• S is the most frequent ending: 22 words finish with that letter.
• Extends, extrude and kathode lead the scoring at 15 points each.

Which letters start and end these words?

O leads the first-letter count with 10 matches, twice as many as R, which starts 5. Examples beginning with O include outside, outride, and outbids. That makes the opening letter a strong clue when the pattern is still incomplete, though it does not identify a single answer.

The endings are even more concentrated: S accounts for 22 matches, E for 15, and A for 5. Methods, intends, and attends show the S ending; cathode and rotunda illustrate the smaller E and A groups. A guessed final letter of S narrows this set more sharply than a guessed first letter.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

Extends, extrude and kathode score 15 points apiece. Methods, cathode, and hotbeds each score 13, while hatreds and hotrods score 11. These totals make the less familiar entries worth checking when you have a scoring lane, but board premiums still change a play’s final value.

The combined count is not identical to any one game’s word list: 41 matches appear in Collins, 31 in ENABLE, and 32 in NWL2023. Only 6 of the 42 are classed as common, while 37 have definitions. Treat this as a pattern-finding pool, not a promise that every entry is accepted in your game.