Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with D as the 4th Letter

Searching for 5 letter words with D as the 4th letter? D in the fourth box usually finishes with S, E or Y, which gives plurals and verbs like NEEDS, WORDS and HANDS, and words like READY, STUDY and TRADE. Use the endings and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

582matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with D as the 4th Letter

abada
abede
abide
abidi
abode
abody
acedy
acids
acidy
addda
agada
alada
alods
alody
amide
amido
amids
anode
apode
apods
arado
aredd
arede
aside
awide
azide
azido
baddy
balds
baldy
banda
bande
bandh
bandi
bando
bands
bandy
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bardo
bards
bardy
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beads
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bends
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biddy
bindi
binds
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birds
birdy
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blads
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blude
bludy
boldo
bolds
bonds
boodh
boody
borde
bords
brads
brede
bredi
breds
bride
brods
buddy
bunde
bundh
bunds
bundt
bundu
bundy
burds
cabda
caddy
caids
candy
cardi
cardo
cards
cardy
cauda
chado
chads
chide
chode
clade
clads
clods
cnida
coddy
coeds
colds
condo
cords
coude
creda
credo
creds
crude
cruds
crudy
cuddy
cundy
curds
curdy
daddy
danda
dandy
dauds
dawds
dawdy
deads
deady
deddy
deeds
deedy
deids
denda
diddy
dildo
diode
doddy
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dowds
dowdy
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eards
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elide
elude
emyde
emyds
enode
epode
erade
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etude
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exode
exody
expdt
exude
faade
faddy
fands
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fardh
fardo
fards
feeds
feedy
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fendy
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feuds
finds
findy
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foids
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foldy
fonda
fonds
fondu
foods
foody
fordo
fords
fordy
fouds
fuddy
fundi
funds
fundy
fyrds
gaddi
gaids
ganda
gandy
garda
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gauds
gaudy
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gelds
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giddy
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girds
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glede
gleds
gledy
glide
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gnide
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goldy
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goods
goody
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gowds
gowdy
grade
grads
gride
grids
grody
gryde
guide
guids
gunda
gundi
gundy
gurdy
haddo
haldu
hands
handy
hards
hardy
hauds
haydn
heads
heady
heeds
heedy
heids
hends
hendy
herds
hindi
hinds
hoddy
holds
honda
hondo
honds
hoods
hoody
horde
howdy
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hurds
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imide
imido
imids
irade
irido
irids
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kiddy
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lands
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lords
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maids
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moldy
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mondo
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moody
mordu
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muddy
muids
namda
nandi
nandu
nards
nardu
neddy
needn
needs
needy
nerds
nerdy
noddi
noddy
nonda
nondo
nuadu
nuddy
numda
nurds
nurdy
oside
ounds
oundy
outdo
oxide
oxids
paddy
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pends
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puddy
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quads
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quods
ragde
raids
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rands
randy
readd
readl
reads
ready
redds
reddy
reede
reeds
reedy
rends
rendu
rheda
rhody
riads
rinds
rindy
roads
ronde
rondo
roods
rowdy
rudds
ruddy
rueda
runds
rynds
saddo
saids
sands
sandy
sards
saudi
scads
scody
scudi
scudo
scuds
seeds
seedy
sends
shade
shado
shads
shady
sheds
shedu
shide
shode
silds
sinds
skids
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sleds
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sneds
snide
snods
soddy
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soldo
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sords
spade
spado
spide
spode
spods
spuds
stade
stedd
stede
steds
stude
studs
study
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suids
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synds
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tardo
tardy
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teddy
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thuds
tiddy
tilde
tinds
toads
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toldo
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tondo
trade
trads
trady
tride
trode
trods
tsade
tsadi
tunds
turds
tynde
unadd
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uredo
vanda
vardy
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verde
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voddy
voids
wadds
waddy
waide
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wards
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weeds
weedy
weids
welds
wends
whids
widdy
wilds
winds
windy
windz
woads
woady
wolds
woldy
woods
woody
words
wordy
wride
wynds
yards
yauds
yeads
yeeds
yerds
yirds
zendo
zerda
zonda
zudda

The Main Letter Pairs Behind D in the Fourth Box

Grouping the words by their ending makes them easier to remember. DS gives NEEDS, WORDS and HANDS; DE gives TRADE, GRADE and GUIDE; DY gives READY, STUDY and BUDDY.

Useful five-letter words

Start with NEEDS, READY, STUDY, WORDS and TRADE. Each one is a valid answer for this pattern, which makes it a safe test. HANDS, GUIDE and GRADE are worth keeping in reserve.

NEEDS
READY
STUDY
WORDS
TRADE

A Smart Way to Use the Fourth Letter

S is the first thing to test in the fifth box, because plurals and verb forms cover the largest share of these words. E and Y come next, giving TRADE, GUIDE, READY and STUDY. With the ending in place, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.

Playing These Words in Scrabble

In Scrabble, D is worth two points, so it is a modest tile that is rarely a problem to place. Knowing words like NEEDS, READY and STUDY helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.

Frequently asked questions

Why do so many words with D as the fourth letter end in S

Many are plurals or verb forms built on a short base word, such as NEED, WORD and HAND, with an S added. That makes S in the fifth box the first test.

Is D a common fourth letter in five letter words

D is a common fourth letter in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.

What are good 5 letter words with D as the 4th letter to guess first

NEEDS, READY and STUDY are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. WORDS and TRADE make good follow ups.