5-letter words with D as the second letter
There are 82 five-letter words with D as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ADZED at 16 points. A is the most common first letter among them (38), and the average score is 8 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green D in the second position leaves these 82 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with D in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ADZED, ADMIX, ADZES, ADOZE and ADDAX. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a D in slot 2 further.
For Wordle, IDEAL is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 82 words.
5-letter words with D as the second letter in numbers
- Words
- 82
- Highest scoring
- ADZED 16 pts
- Average score
- 8.0 pts
- With a definition
- 48 (59%)
- A38
- E10
- I14
- O13
- S2
- U3
- Y2
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with d as the second letter
5-letter words with D as the second letter (82)
All 82 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have D as the second letter?
Unscrambly's list has 82 five-letter words with D in the second position, 0.7% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your second tile turned green as D, these 82 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as IDEAL.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with D as the second letter?
ADZED scores 16 points in Scrabble. Next come ADMIX (15), ADOZE (15) and ADZES (15). The average is 8 points.