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8-letter words with D as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when D is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abandons, aboideau, abradant.

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818 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abandons83
aboideau83
abradant83
abraders83
abrading83
abridged83
abridger83
abridges83
abundant83
acaudate83
acceders83
acceding83
accident83
accidias83
accidies83
aceldama84
acridest83
acridine83
acridity84
acrodont83
adjudged83
adjudges83
aecidial83
aecidium83
aeroduct83
aerodyne83
agendums83
albedoes83
alcidine83
algidity84
allodial83
allodium83
alluding83
amandine83
amenders83
amending83
amygdala84
amygdale83
amygdule83
anecdota84
anecdote83
antedate83
antidora84
antidote83
antidrug83
aphidian83
aqueduct83
arcadian83
arcadias83
arcading83
archduke82
ascidian83
ascidium83
asyndeta84
athodyds83
autodyne83
avoiders83
avoiding83
awardees83
awarders83
awarding83
backdate82
backdoor82
backdrop82
bahadurs83
basidial83
basidium83
bayadeer82
bayadere82
bearding82
becudgel83
befuddle82
beladied83
beladies83
bemadams83
bemadden83
bemuddle82
benedick83
benedict83
betiding83
bielding82
bifidity84
biradial83
bladders82
bladdery83
blandest82
blandish82
bleeders82
bleeding82
blenders82
blending82
blindage82
blinders82
blindest82
blinding82
blondest82
blondish82
bloodfin82
bloodied82
bloodier82
bloodies82
bloodily83
blooding82
bloodred82
blowdown82
blunders82
boarders82
boarding82
boardman82
boardmen82
boondock82
boredoms83
bossdoms82
boulders82
bouldery83
boundary83
bounders82
bounding82
bourdons82
bowlders82
bradding82
braiders82
braiding82
branders82
brandied82
brandies82
branding82
brandish82
breadbox82
breading82
breadnut82
breadths81
breeders82
breeding82
brindled82
brindles82
broadaxe82
broadens82
broadest82
broadish82
broiders82
broidery83
brooders82
broodier82
broodily83
brooding82
builders82
building82
buildups82
bulldogs82
bulldoze82
cacodyls83
caladium83
cantdogs82
cauldron82
celadons83
chaldron82
chandler82
cheddars82
cheddite82
chefdoms82
childbed82
childing82
childish82
children82
chordate82
chording82
chowders82
chuddahs82
chuddars82
chudders82
citadels83
cladding82
cleidoic82
cloddier82
cloddish82
cloudier82
cloudily83
clouding82
cloudlet82
clowders82
coendure82
comedian83
comedies83
comedown83
conidial83
conidian83
conidium83
conodont83
cooldown82
copydesk83
coredeem83
corodies83
couldest82
crawdads82
creodont82
crowders82
crowdies82
crowding82
cruddier82
crudding82
cupidity84
cytidine83
czardoms82
damndest82
darndest82
daunders82
decadent83
decedent83
deciders83
deciding83
deciduae82
decidual83
deciduas83
decoders83
decoding83
deluders83
deluding83
denudate83
denuders83
denuding83
deriders83
deriding83
dieldrin82
dihedral83
dihedron83
dihydric83
dingdong82
dipodies83
dividend83
dividers83
dividing83
dividual83
dogedoms83
drawdown82
dreadful82
dreading82
dreidels82
druidess82
druidism82
dukedoms83
durndest82
dwindled82
dwindles82
earldoms82
ecaudate83
echidnae82
echidnas83
ectoderm83
embedded83
embodied83
embodier83
embodies83
emendate83
emenders83
emending83
encoders83
encoding83
endoderm83
entoderm83
ependyma84
ephedras83
ephedrin83
evildoer83
exciding83
exordial83
exordium83
expedite83
facedown83
faradaic83
faradays83
faradise83
faradism83
faradize83
fiefdoms82
fielders82
fielding82
fiendish82
filmdoms82
firedamp83
firedogs83
flinders82
flooders82
flooding82
floodlit82
floodway82
flubdubs82
fluidics82
fluidise82
fluidity83
fluidize82
fluidram82
foredate83
foredeck83
foredoes83
foredone83
foredoom83
founders82
founding82
freedman82
freedmen82
freedoms82
frondeur82
frondose82
gamodeme83
gelidity84
gladdens82
gladdest82
gladding82
glanders82
glandule82
gliadine82
gliadins82
gonadial83
gonidial83
gonidium83
grandads82
grandame82
grandams82
granddad82
granddam82
grandees82
grandest82
grandeur82
grandkid82
grandmas82
grandpas82
grandsir82
grandson82
greedier82
greedily83
gridders82
griddled82
griddles82
grinders82
grindery83
grinding82
guardant82
guarders82
guardian82
guarding82
guerdons82
guilders82
hagadist83
halidome83
halidoms83
hangdogs82
heirdoms82
heredity84
hirudins83
hoarders82
hoarding82
holidays83
holydays83
hounders82
hounding82
humidify84
humidity84
humidors83
hyoidean82
hypoderm83
imbedded83
imbodied83
imbodies83
immodest83
impeders83
impeding83
impudent83
incident83
incudate83
infidels83
insiders83
inundant83
inundate83
invaders83
invading83
jackdaws82
jarldoms82
jaundice82
jemadars83
jemidars83
joinders82
katydids83
khaddars82
killdeer82
killdees82
kingdoms82
kneaders82
kneading82
lambdoid82
lapidary84
lapidate83
lapidify84
lapidist83
launders82
lepidote83
levodopa84
lividity84
lockdown82
lookdown82
lucidity84
macadams83
maladies83
maledict83
malodors83
markdown82
matadors83
maunders82
maundies82
meanders82
megadeal83
megadose83
megadyne83
melodeon83
melodias83
melodica84
melodies83
melodise83
melodist83
melodize83
meltdown82
meridian83
mesoderm83
miladies83
milldams82
miradors83
misadapt83
misadded83
misedits83
monadism83
monodies83
monodist83
moondust82
moulders82
mouldier82
moulding82
mounding82
mucidity84
mueddins82
myxedema84
nakedest83
nextdoor82
nobodies83
nomadism83
nonadult83
nonideal83
noondays82
nosedive83
nowadays83
obsidian83
occident83
okeydoke83
oncidium83
ophidian83
oppidans83
outadded83
overdare83
overdear83
overdeck83
overdoer83
overdoes83
overdogs83
overdone83
overdose83
overdraw83
overdrew83
overdubs83
overdyed83
overdyes83
paladins83
paludism83
paraders83
paradigm83
parading83
paradise83
paradors83
paradrop83
parodied83
parodies83
parodist83
pauldron82
periderm83
peridial83
peridium83
peridots83
picadors83
plaudits82
playdate82
playdays82
playdown82
pleaders82
pleading82
plodders82
plodding82
ploidies82
plunders82
poinding82
pomading83
popedoms83
postdate82
postdive82
postdocs82
postdrug82
poundage82
poundals82
pounders82
pounding82
praedial82
prandial82
preadapt82
preadmit82
preadopt82
preadult82
preedits82
priedieu82
prodders82
prodding82
proudest82
proudful82
pushdown82
pygidial83
pygidium83
pyridine83
pyxidium83
quadding82
quandang82
quandary83
quandong82
quiddity83
rabidity84
raindrop82
rapidest83
rapidity84
readdict82
readding82
rebidden83
rebodied83
rebodies83
receding83
recodify84
recoding83
reendows82
reindeer82
reindict82
reinduce82
reinduct82
rejudged83
rejudges83
remedial83
remedied83
remedies83
remodels83
remodify84
reordain82
reorders82
resaddle82
resident83
residers83
residing83
residual83
residues83
residuum83
resodded83
rewedded83
rewidens83
rhabdome82
rhabdoms82
rigadoon83
rigidify84
rigidity84
ringdove82
roundels82
rounders82
roundest82
rounding82
roundish82
roundlet82
roundups82
rubidium83
saladang83
sanddabs82
sapidity84
sarodist83
scalding82
scandals82
scandent82
scandias82
scandium82
scending82
schedule82
scolders82
scolding82
scowders82
scudding82
seceders83
seceding83
seladang83
selfdoms82
semideaf83
semidome83
serfdoms82
shaddock82
shahdoms82
shandies82
shedders82
shedding82
shelduck82
shending82
shindies82
shindigs82
shoddier82
shoddies82
shoddily83
showdown82
shredded82
shredder82
shudders82
shuddery83
shutdown82
skidders82
skiddier82
skidding82
skiddoos82
slanders82
slapdash82
sledders82
sledding82
slowdown82
smeddums82
smolders82
snedding82
snooding82
snowdrop82
solidago84
solidary84
solidest83
solidify84
solidity84
somedeal83
soundbox82
sounders82
soundest82
sounding82
soundman82
soundmen82
sourdine82
spandrel82
spandril82
speeders82
speedier82
speedily83
speeding82
speedups82
speedway82
spenders82
spending82
spindled82
spindler82
spindles82
splodged82
splodges82
spondaic82
spondees82
spraddle81
spudders82
spudding82
squadded82
squadron82
squidded82
sraddhas82
staddles82
staidest82
standard82
standbys82
standees82
standers82
standing82
standish82
standoff82
standout82
standpat82
stardoms82
stardust82
steadied82
steadier82
steadies82
steadily83
steading82
stepdame82
straddle81
stridden82
strident82
striders82
striding82
stridors82
strudels82
studdies82
studding82
sturdied82
sturdier82
sturdies82
sturdily83
subadars83
subadult83
subedits83
subideas83
swaddled82
swaddles82
swarding82
swiddens82
swindled82
swindler82
swindles82
swordman82
swordmen82
takedown83
tapadera84
tapadero84
teardown82
teardrop82
tepidity84
theodicy83
thindown82
thudding82
thunders82
thundery83
timidest83
timidity84
tiredest83
tolidine83
tolidins83
trapdoor82
treaders82
treading82
treadled82
treadler82
treadles82
treddled82
treddles82
trendier82
trendies82
trendily83
trending82
triadics82
triadism82
trindled82
trindles82
trundled82
trundler82
trundles82
tsardoms82
tumidity84
turndown82
tuxedoed83
tuxedoes83
twaddled82
twaddler82
twaddles82
tweedier82
tweedled82
tweedles82
twiddled82
twiddler82
twiddles82
tzardoms82
unbidden83
unbodied83
unending83
unfading83
unhedged83
unjudged83
unlading83
unmodish83
unriddle82
unsaddle82
untidied83
untidier83
untidies83
untidily84
unwedded83
upending83
validate83
validity84
vanadate83
vanadium83
vanadous83
vapidity84
viewdata83
viridian83
viridity84
vividest83
vocoders83
washdays82
weekdays82
weirdest82
weirdies82
weirdoes82
welldoer82
wheedled82
wheedler82
wheedles82
whidding82
wielders82
wieldier82
wielding82
wifedoms83
wingding82
wiredraw83
wiredrew83
withdraw82
withdrew82
workdays82
wouldest82
wounding82
xylidine83
xylidins83
yielders82
yielding82

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed D in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping D locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
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