Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
When a puzzle hands you R as the second letter and D as the last, the field narrows quickly. R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. A final D usually marks a past tense verb or a word ending in ND, LD or RD.
72matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
- arced
- aread
- aredd
- arend
- arked
- arled
- armed
- aroid
- arsed
- braid
- brand
- bread
- breed
- breid
- brerd
- broad
- broid
- brond
- brood
- browd
- cread
- creed
- cried
- crood
- crowd
- dread
- dreed
- dried
- droid
- droud
- druid
- dryad
- erned
- erred
- fraid
- fraud
- freed
- fremd
- fried
- frond
- grand
- greed
- grind
- grond
- grued
- grund
- irked
- irred
- orbed
- oread
- prand
- preed
- prepd
- pried
- prodd
- proud
- tread
- treed
- trend
- triad
- tried
- trild
- troad
- trued
- ureid
- urged
- urled
- urned
- urped
- ursid
- wried
- yrivd
The Shape of the Pattern
The first box is most often B as in BRAND, T as in TRIED and G as in GRAND. Between the fixed letters, look for E in TREND, I in TRIED and A in GRAND. The fourth box is most often E in TRIED and A in BROAD.
Useful five-letter words
Start with TRIED, GRAND, BRAND, CROWD and ARMED. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests. BROAD, TREND and BREAD are worth keeping in reserve.
- TRIED
- GRAND
- BRAND
- CROWD
- ARMED
A Wordle Tip for This Pattern
Begin with B, T and G 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 E the most likely letter. The fixed R 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, R is worth one point and D is worth two points. Words like TRIED, GRAND and BRAND are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
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. TRIED and GRAND show the pattern.
What does R as the second letter tell me
R in the second box forms blends with B, C, D, F, G, P and T. TRIED is a good example.
Which letters usually start words with R second and D fifth
B, T and G are the usual openers, as in BRAND, TRIED and GRAND. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.