One square with D in the middle still leaves 651 words. AIDER, ARDOR, AUDIO are the strongest openings among them.
About 12% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 75 words in all.
Best First Guesses
With 651 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- MEDIA: takes 651 down to 83 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- RADIO: down to 97. It is on the answer list.
- AUDIO: down to 104. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 124 words, about one in five of the set. The company these words keep: E (313), A (267) and I (219). 39 words out of 651 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With D in the Middle
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AIDER
- ARDOR
- AUDIO
- AUDIT
- BADGE
- BADLY
- BIDDY
- BUDDY
- BUDGE
- CADDY
- CADET
- CEDAR
- CIDER
- DADDY
- DODGE
- DODGY
- ELDER
- ENDOW
- FUDGE
- GIDDY
- GODLY
- HEDGE
- HYDRO
- INDEX
- JUDGE
- LADEN
- LADLE
- LEDGE
- LODGE
- MADAM
- MADLY
- MEDAL
- MEDIA
- MEDIC
- MIDGE
- MIDST
- MODAL
- MODEL
- MODEM
- MUDDY
- NADIR
- NUDGE
- ODDER
- ODDLY
- OLDEN
- OLDER
- ORDER
- PADDY
- PEDAL
- PUDGY
- RADAR
- RADII
- RADIO
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RODEO
- RUDDY
- RUDER
- SADLY
- SEDAN
- TEDDY
- TIDAL
- TODAY
- TODDY
- UDDER
- UNDER
- UNDID
- UNDUE
- VIDEO
- VODKA
- WEDGE
- WIDEN
- WIDER
- WIDOW
- WIDTH
- ADDED
- CODES
- ENDED
- INDIA
- INDIE
- MODES
- NODES
- RIDES
- SIDES
- SUDAN
5 Letter Words With D in the Middle by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting with A with D as the 3rd Letter
- AIDER
- ARDOR
- AUDIO
- AUDIT
- ADDED
- ABDAL
- ABDAT
- ABDOM
- ADDAS
- ADDAX
- ADDDA
- ADDER
- ADDIE
- ADDIN
- ADDIO
- ADDIS
- ADDLE
- ADDNL
- ADDRA
- AEDES
- AIDAS
- AIDED
- AIDES
- AIDOI
- AIDOS
- ALDAY
- ALDEA
- ALDEN
- ALDER
- ALDIM
- ALDOL
- ALDUS
- ANDES
- ANDIA
- ANDIC
- ANDOR
- ANDRE
- ANDRO
- ARDEA
- ARDEB
- ARDER
- ARDRI
- ASDIC
- AUDAD
- AUDAX
- AWDLS
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
5 Letter Words Starting with B with D as the 3rd Letter
- BADGE
- BADLY
- BIDDY
- BUDDY
- BUDGE
- BADAM
- BADAN
- BADDY
- BADJU
- BADON
- BEDAD
- BEDAY
- BEDEL
- BEDEN
- BEDES
- BEDEW
- BEDIM
- BEDIN
- BEDIP
- BEDOG
- BEDOT
- BEDUB
- BEDUR
- BEDYE
- BIDAR
- BIDED
- BIDER
- BIDES
- BIDET
- BIDIS
- BIDON
- BIDRI
- BIDRY
- BODED
- BODEN
- BODER
- BODES
- BODGE
- BODGY
- BODHI
- BODLE
- BODOH
- BUDAS
- BUDDH
- BUDED
- BUDES
- BUDGY
- BUDIS
- BUDOS
- BYDED
- BYDES
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B
5 Letter Words Starting with C with D as the 3rd Letter
- CADDY
- CADET
- CEDAR
- CIDER
- CODES
- CADDO
- CADEE
- CADER
- CADES
- CADEW
- CADGE
- CADGY
- CADIE
- CADIS
- CADOS
- CADRE
- CADUA
- CADUS
- CEDED
- CEDER
- CEDES
- CEDIS
- CEDRE
- CEDRY
- CIDED
- CIDES
- CODAL
- CODAS
- CODDY
- CODEC
- CODED
- CODEN
- CODER
- CODEX
- CODOL
- CODON
- CUDDA
- CUDDY
- CYDER
- CYDON
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C
5 Letter Words Starting with D with D as the 3rd Letter
- DADDY
- DODGE
- DODGY
- DADAH
- DADAP
- DADAS
- DADIS
- DADLA
- DADOS
- DEDAL
- DEDAN
- DEDDY
- DEDIT
- DIDAL
- DIDDY
- DIDIE
- DIDIS
- DIDLE
- DIDNA
- DIDNT
- DIDOS
- DIDST
- DIDUS
- DIDYM
- DODDY
- DODOS
- DUDDY
- DUDED
- DUDES
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D
5 Letter Words Starting with E with D as the 3rd Letter
- ELDER
- ENDOW
- ENDED
- EDDER
- EDDIC
- EDDIE
- EIDER
- EIDOS
- EKDAM
- ELDIN
- EMDEN
- ENDER
- ENDEW
- ENDIA
- ENDUE
- EWDER
- EXDIE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E
5 Letter Words Starting with F with D as the 3rd Letter
- FUDGE
- FADDY
- FADED
- FADEN
- FADER
- FADES
- FADGE
- FADME
- FADOS
- FEDAI
- FEDEX
- FEDIA
- FIDAC
- FIDEL
- FIDES
- FIDGE
- FIDIA
- FIDOS
- FIDUS
- FLDXT
- FODDA
- FODER
- FODGE
- FRDEN
- FUDDY
- FUDER
- FUDGY
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F
5 Letter Words Starting with G with D as the 3rd Letter
- GIDDY
- GODLY
- GADDI
- GADER
- GADES
- GADGE
- GADGY
- GADID
- GADIS
- GADJE
- GADJO
- GADSO
- GADUS
- GEDDS
- GODET
- GODSO
- GUDES
- GUDGE
- GUDOK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G
5 Letter Words Starting with H with D as the 3rd Letter
- HEDGE
- HYDRO
- HADAL
- HADDO
- HADED
- HADES
- HADIT
- HADJI
- HADNT
- HADST
- HEDER
- HEDGY
- HIDED
- HIDEL
- HIDER
- HIDES
- HODAD
- HODDY
- HODGE
- HODJA
- HUDNA
- HUDUD
- HYDEL
- HYDRA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with H
5 Letter Words Starting with I with D as the 3rd Letter
- INDEX
- INDIA
- INDIE
- IDDAH
- IDDAT
- IDDHI
- IDDIO
- IDDUT
- IGDYR
- INDAN
- INDEF
- INDEW
- INDIC
- INDII
- INDIN
- INDIV
- INDOL
- INDOW
- INDRA
- INDRI
- INDUC
- INDUE
- INDUS
- INDYL
- IODAL
- IODIC
- IODID
- IODIN
- IODOL
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I
5 Letter Words Starting with J with D as the 3rd Letter
- JUDGE
- JADED
- JADES
- JEDIS
- JODEL
- JUDAH
- JUDAS
- JUDEX
- JUDGY
- JUDOS
5 Letter Words Starting with K with D as the 3rd Letter
- KADAI
- KADES
- KADIS
- KADMI
- KADOS
- KEDAR
- KEDGE
- KEDGY
- KIDDO
- KIDDY
- KIDEL
- KIDEO
- KIDGE
- KODAK
- KODRO
- KUDOS
- KUDUS
- KUDZU
- KYDST
5 Letter Words Starting with L with D as the 3rd Letter
- LADEN
- LADLE
- LEDGE
- LODGE
- LADDU
- LADDY
- LADED
- LADEE
- LADER
- LADES
- LADIK
- LADIN
- LADOO
- LEDEN
- LEDES
- LEDGY
- LEDOL
- LEDUM
- LIDAR
- LIDIA
- LIDOS
- LODEN
- LODES
- LODHA
- LODUR
- LUDDY
- LUDES
- LUDIC
- LUDOS
- LYDIA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with L
5 Letter Words Starting with M with D as the 3rd Letter
- MADAM
- MADLY
- MEDAL
- MEDIA
- MEDIC
- MIDGE
- MIDST
- MODAL
- MODEL
- MODEM
- MUDDY
- MODES
- MADAL
- MADAR
- MADDY
- MADGE
- MADIA
- MADID
- MADOC
- MADOS
- MADRE
- MEDEA
- MEDII
- MEDIN
- MEDIO
- MEDLE
- MEDOC
- MIDAS
- MIDDY
- MIDER
- MIDGY
- MIDIS
- MODER
- MODGE
- MODIF
- MODII
- MODIN
- MODOC
- MODOM
- MODUS
- MUDAR
- MUDDE
- MUDEE
- MUDGE
- MUDIF
- MUDIM
- MUDIR
- MUDRA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M
5 Letter Words Starting with N with D as the 3rd Letter
- NADIR
- NUDGE
- NODES
- NADAS
- NEDDY
- NIDAL
- NIDED
- NIDES
- NIDGE
- NIDOR
- NIDUS
- NODAL
- NODDI
- NODDY
- NODED
- NODUM
- NODUS
- NUDDY
- NUDER
- NUDES
- NUDGY
- NUDIE
- NUDUM
- NUDZH
- NYDIA
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with N
5 Letter Words Starting with O with D as the 3rd Letter
- ODDER
- ODDLY
- OLDEN
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OADAL
- OIDIA
- OLDIE
- OLDLY
- OMDAH
- OMDAS
- OMDDA
- OMDEH
- ONDES
- ONDOL
- ORDIE
- ORDOS
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O
5 Letter Words Starting with P with D as the 3rd Letter
- PADDY
- PEDAL
- PUDGY
- PADAM
- PADAS
- PADDA
- PADDO
- PADGE
- PADIS
- PADLE
- PADMA
- PADOU
- PADRE
- PADRI
- PADUS
- PEDEE
- PEDES
- PEDIS
- PEDON
- PEDOS
- PEDRO
- PEDUM
- PIDAN
- PODAL
- PODDY
- PODEX
- PODGE
- PODGY
- PODIA
- PODOS
- PODUS
- PUDDA
- PUDDY
- PUDGE
- PUDIC
- PUDOR
- PUDSY
- PUDUS
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P
5 Letter Words Starting with R with D as the 3rd Letter
- RADAR
- RADII
- RADIO
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RODEO
- RUDDY
- RUDER
- RIDES
- RADDI
- RADDY
- RADEK
- RADGE
- RADGY
- RADIF
- RADIX
- RADLY
- RADON
- REDAN
- REDDS
- REDDY
- REDED
- REDES
- REDIA
- REDID
- REDIF
- REDIG
- REDIP
- REDLY
- REDON
- REDOS
- REDOX
- REDRY
- REDUB
- REDUE
- REDUG
- REDUX
- REDYE
- RIDEN
- RIDGY
- RIDIC
- RODED
- RODES
- RODGE
- RODNY
- RUDAS
- RUDDS
- RUDES
- RUDGE
- RUDIE
- RUDIS
- RYDER
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with R
5 Letter Words Starting with S with D as the 3rd Letter
- SADLY
- SEDAN
- SIDES
- SUDAN
- SADDO
- SADDY
- SADES
- SADHE
- SADHU
- SADIC
- SADIE
- SADIS
- SADOS
- SADZA
- SEDAT
- SEDER
- SEDES
- SEDGE
- SEDGY
- SEDUM
- SIDAS
- SIDED
- SIDER
- SIDEY
- SIDHA
- SIDHE
- SIDIA
- SIDLE
- SIDTH
- SODAS
- SODDY
- SODIC
- SODIO
- SODOM
- SUDDS
- SUDDY
- SUDES
- SUDIC
- SUDOR
- SUDRA
- SUDSY
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
5 Letter Words Starting with T with D as the 3rd Letter
- TEDDY
- TIDAL
- TODAY
- TODDY
- TADAH
- TEDGE
- TIDDY
- TIDED
- TIDES
- TODDE
- TODEA
- TODOS
- TODUS
- TUDEL
- TUDOR
- TYDIE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T
5 Letter Words Starting with U with D as the 3rd Letter
- UDDER
- UNDER
- UNDID
- UNDUE
- UNDAM
- UNDEE
- UNDEN
- UNDIG
- UNDIM
- UNDOG
- UNDON
- UNDOS
- UNDRY
- UNDUB
- UNDUG
- UNDYE
- UPDOS
- UPDRY
- URDEE
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U
5 Letter Words Starting with V with D as the 3rd Letter
- VIDEO
- VODKA
- VADAS
- VADED
- VADES
- VADGE
- VADIM
- VADIS
- VEDDA
- VEDET
- VEDIC
- VEDRO
- VIDRY
- VIDUA
- VIDYA
- VODDY
- VODER
- VODOU
- VODUM
- VODUN
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with V
5 Letter Words Starting with W with D as the 3rd Letter
- WEDGE
- WIDEN
- WIDER
- WIDOW
- WIDTH
- WADAS
- WADDS
- WADDY
- WADED
- WADER
- WADES
- WADGE
- WADIS
- WADNA
- WADTS
- WEDEL
- WEDGY
- WIDDY
- WIDES
- WODEN
- WODGE
- WODGY
- WUDDY
- WUDGE
- WUDUS
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W
5 Letter Words Starting with Q, Y or Z with D as the 3rd Letter
- QADIS
- YADDA
- YADIM
- YEDES
- YODEL
- YODHS
- YODLE
- ZEDAS
- ZUDDA
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- HADAL: Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
- ADDAX: Large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa.
- CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
- FADDY: Intensely fashionable for a short time.
- CADGE: Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
- GADDI: A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
- SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
- BODGE: Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
- MIDDY: Blouse with a sailor collar.
- PODGY: Short and plump.
- SUDSY: Resembling lather or covered with lather.
- INDRI: Large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn.
- ADDLE: Become rotten.
- SODDY: A house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses.
- NIDUS: A nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs.
- WADER: Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
- WEDEL: Ski, alternating directions.
- SEDUM: Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer have D in the middle?
Yes. UNDER, TODAY and ORDER all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. ORDER and ADDED are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ARDEB really a word?
Yes. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
UNDER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZUDDA and ZEDAS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
AIDER, ARDOR and BIDDY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
Part of: 5 Letter Words