5-letter words with D as the third letter
There are 376 five-letter words with D as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is KUDZU at 19 points. R is the most common first letter among them (35), and the average score is 8.7 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green D in the third position leaves these 376 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with D in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include KUDZU, NUDZH, HADJI, FEDEX and HODJA. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a D in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, AIDES 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 376 words.
5-letter words with D as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 376
- Highest scoring
- KUDZU 19 pts
- Average score
- 8.7 pts
- With a definition
- 212 (56%)
- A24
- B28
- C27
- D16
- E9
- F12
- G13
- H17
- I11
- J7
- K12
- L16
- M27
- N16
- O8
- P22
- Q1
- R35
- S28
- T8
- U10
- V7
- W18
- Y4
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with d as the third letter
5-letter words with D as the third letter (376)
These 300 of the 376 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have D as the third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 376 five-letter words with D in the third position, 3% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as D, these 376 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 AIDES.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with D as the third letter?
KUDZU scores 19 points in Scrabble. Next come NUDZH (18), FEDEX (16) and HADJI (16). The average is 8.7 points.