Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
A clue that fixes the second letter as I and the fifth as D is a gift, and this list shows how to use it. I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. A final D usually marks a past tense verb or a word ending in ND, LD or RD.
111matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
- aided
- ailed
- aimed
- aired
- bided
- bield
- bifid
- biked
- biled
- biped
- bipod
- bited
- cicad
- cided
- cited
- diced
- diked
- dined
- dited
- dived
- divid
- eiked
- fiard
- field
- fiend
- fifed
- fiked
- filed
- fined
- fiord
- fired
- fixed
- gibed
- gived
- hided
- hield
- hiked
- hired
- hived
- jibed
- jihad
- jived
- kited
- liard
- liked
- limed
- lined
- lipid
- lited
- lived
- livid
- miked
- mimed
- mined
- mired
- mirid
- mixed
- nicad
- nided
- nitid
- nixed
- oiled
- piend
- piked
- piled
- pined
- piped
- pipid
- pized
- riced
- rigid
- riled
- rimed
- riped
- rived
- sided
- sield
- siled
- sined
- siped
- sipid
- sired
- sited
- sized
- ticed
- tided
- tiled
- timed
- timid
- tined
- tired
- viand
- viced
- vined
- viold
- vired
- virid
- vised
- vivid
- wield
- wierd
- wifed
- wiled
- wined
- wiped
- wired
- wised
- wited
- wived
- yield
- yiked
The Shape of the Pattern
Openers to expect include F as in FIELD, L as in LIVED and T as in TIRED. The third box is usually R in TIRED, E in FIELD and L in FILED. The fourth box is most often E in LIVED and I in RIGID.
Useful five-letter words
FIELD, LIVED, LIKED, TIRED and FIXED are the entries you are most likely to meet. MIXED, FIRED and FILED are worth keeping in reserve.
- FIELD
- LIVED
- LIKED
- TIRED
- FIXED
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
Begin with F, L and T in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with R the most likely letter. The fixed I and D do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, I is worth one point and D is worth two points. Words like FIELD, LIVED and LIKED are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
FIELD is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests E, F and L in the three open boxes.
What does a final D tell me about the word
A final D usually marks a past tense verb or a word ending in ND, LD or RD. FIELD and LIVED show the pattern.
What does I as the second letter tell me
I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. FIELD is a good example.