5-letter words with D as the third letter

There are 376 five-letter words with D as the third letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. D is a friendly two-point tile that anchors countless past-tense words ending in ed, and it opens strong words too.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with D in the third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include addax, added, adder, addio and addle. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with d as the third letter

WordScoreLength
kudzu195
nudzh185
fedex165
hadji165
hodja165
codex155
podex155
qadis155
sadza155
addax145

5-letter words with D as the third letter (376)

Showing the first 300 of 376. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

addax14added8adder7addio7addle7aedes6aidas6aided7aider6aides6aidoi6aidos6aldea6alder6aldol6andro6ardeb8ardor6ardri6asdic8audad7audio6audit6awdls9baddy12badge9badly11bedad9bedel8bedes8bedew11bedim10bedye11biddy12bided9bider8bides8bidet8bidis8bidon8boded9bodes8bodge9bodhi11bodle8budas8buddy12budge9budis8budos8byded12bydes11caddy12cadee8cades8cadet8cadge9cadgy12cadie8cadis8cadre8cedar8ceded9ceder8cedes8cedis8cided9cider8cides8codas8codec10coded9coden8coder8codes8codex15codon8cuddy12cyder11dadah10dadas7daddy11dados7dedal7diddy11didie7didos7didst7doddy11dodge8dodgy11dodos7duddy11duded8dudes7eider6eidos6elder6eldin6ended7ender6endew9endow9endue6faddy13faded10fader9fades9fadge10fados9fedex16fides9fidge10fidos9fuddy13fudge10gaddi8gades7gadge8gadid8gadis7gadje14gadjo14gadso7giddy11godet7godly10godso7gudes7hadal9haded10hades9hadji16hadst9heder9hedge10hedgy13hided10hider9hides9hodad10hodja16hudna9hudud10hydra12hydro12indew9index13india6indie6indol6indow9indri6indue6iodic8iodid7iodin6jaded14jades13jedis13jodel13judas13judge14judos13kades10kadis10kedge11kedgy14kiddo11kiddy14kidel10kidge11kudos10kudus10kudzu19kydst13laded7laden6lader6lades6ladle6ledge7ledgy10ledum8lidar6lidos6loden6lodes6lodge7ludes6ludic8ludos6madam10madge9madid9madly11madre8medal8media8medic10medii8medle8middy12midge9midgy12midis8midst8modal8model8modem10moder8modes8modge9modii8modus8muddy12mudge9mudir8mudra8nadas6nadir6neddy10nidal6nided7nides6nidor6nidus6nodal6noddy10nodes6nodus6nuddy10nuder6nudge7nudzh18odder7oddly10oidia6olden6older6oldie6order6ordos6paddy12padis8padle8padma10padre8padri8pedal8pedes8pedro8podal8poddy12podex15podge9podgy12podia8puddy12pudge9pudgy12pudic10pudor8pudsy11pudus8qadis15radar6radge7radii6radio6radix13radon6redan6redds7reddy10reded7redes6redia6redid7redip8redly9redon6redos6redox13redry9redub8redux13redye9rider6rides6ridge7ridgy10roded7rodeo6rodes6rudas6rudds7ruddy10ruder6rudes6

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have D as the third letter?

Our dictionary lists 376 five-letter words with D in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as D, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ADDAX is a common five-letter word with D as its third letter.

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