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9-letter words with D as the 8th letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when D is fixed in the 8th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: acaricide, acetamide, acetamids.

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693 words

Word	Length	Syllables
acaricide	9	4
acetamide	9	4
acetamids	9	4
acidheads	9	3
actinoids	9	3
adherends	9	3
agalwoods	9	3
agueweeds	9	3
airfields	9	2
airspeeds	9	2
algaecide	9	3
alkaloids	9	3
allemande	9	3
alongside	9	3
amberoids	9	3
ambuscade	9	3
ammonoids	9	3
amphipods	9	3
amplitude	9	3
andromeda	9	4
anglepods	9	3
anhydride	9	3
antherids	9	3
arachnids	9	3
asafetida	9	5
asteroids	9	3
aunthoods	9	2
autacoids	9	3
autocoids	9	3
babyhoods	9	3
backbends	9	2
backhands	9	2
backlands	9	2
backslide	9	2
backwards	9	2
backwoods	9	2
backyards	9	2
baldheads	9	2
bankcards	9	2
barnyards	9	2
barracuda	9	4
barricade	9	3
barricado	9	4
basswoods	9	2
bastinade	9	3
bastinado	9	4
beachside	9	2
bearwoods	9	2
beatitude	9	3
becowards	9	3
bedstands	9	2
bedsteads	9	2
beebreads	9	2
beefwoods	9	2
befriends	9	2
bellbirds	9	2
bentwoods	9	2
beshrouds	9	2
bespreads	9	2
bicuspids	9	3
billfolds	9	2
billheads	9	2
billiards	9	2
bindweeds	9	2
birdseeds	9	2
bisulfide	9	3
blackbody	9	3
blindside	9	2
blinkards	9	2
blizzards	9	2
blizzardy	9	3
blowhards	9	2
bluebirds	9	2
blueheads	9	2
blueweeds	9	2
bluewoods	9	2
boatloads	9	2
boatyards	9	2
boltheads	9	2
bombloads	9	2
bombycids	9	3
bondmaids	9	2
boneheads	9	3
boneyards	9	2
boxboards	9	2
braconids	9	3
brassards	9	2
broadside	9	2
browbands	9	2
bulkheads	9	2
bullheads	9	2
bullweeds	9	2
bushlands	9	2
buzzwords	9	2
cabstands	9	2
cancroids	9	2
canfields	9	2
cannonade	9	3
carangids	9	3
carbamide	9	3
carbonade	9	3
carbonado	9	4
cardioids	9	2
carronade	9	3
cartloads	9	2
caryatids	9	3
caseloads	9	3
catenoids	9	3
cavalcade	9	3
centipede	9	3
centroids	9	2
certitude	9	3
characids	9	3
chelipeds	9	3
chenopods	9	3
childbeds	9	2
chilopods	9	3
chiropody	9	4
chorioids	9	2
chresards	9	2
cirripeds	9	3
clochards	9	2
clubhands	9	2
clupeoids	9	2
coalsheds	9	2
coalyards	9	2
coattends	9	2
coextends	9	2
cokeheads	9	3
coleseeds	9	3
colonnade	9	3
colubrids	9	3
compounds	9	2
conchoids	9	2
conelrads	9	3
confounds	9	2
copyholds	9	3
copyreads	9	3
coracoids	9	3
cordwoods	9	2
corkwoods	9	2
courtside	9	2
coverlids	9	3
crescendi	9	3
crescendo	9	3
cricetids	9	3
croplands	9	2
croustade	9	2
cupboards	9	2
cusswords	9	2
cyanamide	9	3
cyanamids	9	3
cyprinids	9	3
danegelds	9	3
daneweeds	9	3
deadheads	9	2
deadwoods	9	2
deathbeds	9	2
deckhands	9	2
deerweeds	9	2
deeryards	9	2
demimonde	9	3
desperado	9	4
desuetude	9	3
dihybrids	9	3
dipeptide	9	3
diplopods	9	3
disembody	9	4
dispreads	9	2
disulfide	9	3
disulfids	9	3
dividends	9	3
dockhands	9	2
docklands	9	2
dockyards	9	2
dooryards	9	2
dopeheads	9	3
downgrade	9	2
downlands	9	2
downloads	9	2
downslide	9	2
downwards	9	2
dropheads	9	2
drumheads	9	2
drunkards	9	2
duckweeds	9	2
dumbheads	9	2
dumfounds	9	2
dunelands	9	3
eastwards	9	2
echinoids	9	3
eigenmode	9	3
elaterids	9	4
electrode	9	3
elevateds	9	4
elkhounds	9	2
embryoids	9	2
emulsoids	9	3
enchilada	9	4
enshrouds	9	2
esplanade	9	3
eupatrids	9	3
everglade	9	3
everybody	9	5
fahlbands	9	2
fairleads	9	2
farmhands	9	2
farmlands	9	2
farmyards	9	2
filariids	9	3
filmcards	9	2
filmlands	9	2
firebirds	9	3
fireweeds	9	3
firewoods	9	3
fishponds	9	2
fissipeds	9	3
flancards	9	2
flatheads	9	2
flatlands	9	2
flaxseeds	9	2
foolhardy	9	3
footholds	9	2
forefends	9	3
forehands	9	3
foreheads	9	3
forelands	9	3
forewords	9	3
foreyards	9	2
formamide	9	3
fortitude	9	3
foxhounds	9	2
freeholds	9	2
freeloads	9	2
fuelwoods	9	2
fungicide	9	3
fusillade	9	3
galliards	9	2
gallopade	9	3
ganglands	9	2
gapeseeds	9	3
garboards	9	2
garibaldi	9	4
gasconade	9	3
gatefolds	9	3
geepounds	9	2
germicide	9	3
giltheads	9	2
girlhoods	9	2
glissandi	9	3
glissando	9	3
glucoside	9	3
glyceride	9	3
glycoside	9	3
goatherds	9	2
gourmands	9	2
graduands	9	2
grandaddy	9	3
granddads	9	2
grandkids	9	2
gratitude	9	3
graveside	9	3
groupoids	9	2
gulfweeds	9	2
hacendado	9	4
hairbands	9	2
halliards	9	2
handhelds	9	2
handholds	9	2
handmaids	9	2
hangbirds	9	2
hardheads	9	2
hardwoods	9	2
hashheads	9	2
haulyards	9	2
hawkweeds	9	2
hayfields	9	2
headbands	9	2
headlands	9	2
headwinds	9	2
headwords	9	2
hebdomads	9	3
helicoids	9	3
hempseeds	9	2
hempweeds	9	2
herbicide	9	3
highlands	9	2
highroads	9	2
hogsheads	9	2
homebreds	9	3
homelands	9	3
homewards	9	3
hominoids	9	3
honorands	9	3
horsehide	9	3
hotbloods	9	2
humanoids	9	3
hydathode	9	3
hydracids	9	3
hydrazide	9	3
hydroxide	9	3
hyracoids	9	3
incommode	9	3
indigoids	9	3
infrareds	9	3
inkstands	9	2
intendeds	9	3
interbeds	9	3
intercede	9	3
interlude	9	3
internode	9	3
ironclads	9	3
ironweeds	9	3
ironwoods	9	3
jaborandi	9	4
jacaranda	9	4
jacquards	9	2
jailbirds	9	2
jeremiads	9	3
junkyards	9	2
kailyards	9	2
kaleyards	9	2
keeshonds	9	2
keyboards	9	2
kilobauds	9	3
kingbirds	9	2
kinghoods	9	2
kingwoods	9	2
knapweeds	9	2
knotweeds	9	2
lacertids	9	3
lacewoods	9	3
ladybirds	9	3
ladyhoods	9	3
lampyrids	9	3
landlords	9	2
landslide	9	2
lapboards	9	2
larboards	9	2
larvicide	9	3
lassitude	9	3
latewoods	9	3
leeboards	9	2
lemuroids	9	3
limuloids	9	3
loanwords	9	2
locoweeds	9	3
longhands	9	2
longheads	9	2
longitude	9	3
lovebirds	9	3
lunkheads	9	2
lyrebirds	9	3
magnitude	9	3
maidhoods	9	2
mainlands	9	2
makeready	9	4
manifolds	9	3
marigolds	9	3
marmalade	9	3
mastheads	9	2
matricide	9	3
meatheads	9	2
medicaids	9	3
medusoids	9	3
melanoids	9	3
memoranda	9	4
microcode	9	3
midfields	9	2
milkmaids	9	2
milksheds	9	2
milkweeds	9	2
milkwoods	9	2
millepeds	9	3
milliards	9	2
millipede	9	3
millipeds	9	3
millponds	9	2
misawards	9	3
misbrands	9	2
misbuilds	9	2
misfields	9	2
mispleads	9	2
missounds	9	2
misspends	9	2
monkhoods	9	2
monoacids	9	3
moonseeds	9	2
moorlands	9	2
mopboards	9	2
motorcade	9	3
mudguards	9	2
multimode	9	3
multipeds	9	3
multitude	9	3
muraenids	9	3
myriapods	9	3
myriopods	9	3
nailfolds	9	2
nailheads	9	2
neatherds	9	2
neckbands	9	2
negritude	9	3
newlyweds	9	3
nialamide	9	3
nightside	9	2
nonfluids	9	2
nonsolids	9	3
nonsteady	9	3
nosebands	9	3
notecards	9	3
nucleoids	9	2
odontoids	9	3
olympiads	9	3
orangeade	9	3
ordinands	9	3
oribatids	9	4
ostracode	9	3
ostracods	9	3
outboards	9	2
outbreeds	9	2
outbuilds	9	2
outfields	9	2
outscolds	9	2
outspeeds	9	2
outspends	9	2
outstands	9	2
outstride	9	2
outstrode	9	2
outyields	9	2
ovenbirds	9	3
overfeeds	9	3
overfunds	9	3
overgilds	9	3
overgirds	9	3
overgoads	9	3
overhands	9	3
overheads	9	3
overholds	9	3
overlands	9	3
overlends	9	3
overloads	9	3
overlords	9	3
overseeds	9	3
overtrade	9	3
overwinds	9	3
overwords	9	3
paillards	9	2
paloverde	9	3
paranoids	9	3
parklands	9	2
parotoids	9	3
parricide	9	3
passbands	9	2
passwords	9	2
patricide	9	3
peasecods	9	3
pegboards	9	2
pentoxide	9	3
pereopods	9	3
periodids	9	3
pesticide	9	3
phenoxide	9	3
phoronids	9	3
phosphide	9	2
phosphids	9	2
phylloids	9	2
pilchards	9	2
pinelands	9	3
pinewoods	9	3
pinnipeds	9	3
plasmoids	9	2
platitude	9	3
playlands	9	2
plenitude	9	3
plowheads	9	2
plowlands	9	2
plumipeds	9	3
pokeweeds	9	3
polyamide	9	3
polybrids	9	3
pondweeds	9	2
porkwoods	9	2
postcards	9	2
potshards	9	2
potsherds	9	2
prescinds	9	2
prismoids	9	2
profounds	9	2
promenade	9	3
propounds	9	2
protopods	9	3
protoxids	9	3
pteropods	9	3
pulpwoods	9	2
purebreds	9	3
pyrenoids	9	3
queenside	9	2
radicands	9	3
railbirds	9	2
railheads	9	2
railroads	9	2
rainbands	9	2
rainbirds	9	2
rapeseeds	9	3
readymade	9	3
rearwards	9	2
reascends	9	2
rectitude	9	3
redemands	9	3
reduviids	9	3
reedbirds	9	2
referenda	9	4
repetends	9	3
rerecords	9	3
rereminds	9	3
rerewards	9	3
resinoids	9	3
respreads	9	2
rethreads	9	2
retinoids	9	3
retrocede	9	3
reverends	9	3
rhizopods	9	3
rhomboids	9	2
ricebirds	9	3
richweeds	9	2
riverbeds	9	3
riverside	9	3
rockweeds	9	2
rootholds	9	2
rosewoods	9	3
runrounds	9	2
saleslady	9	4
salmonids	9	3
sarabande	9	3
sarabands	9	3
sasswoods	9	2
satinpods	9	3
sauropods	9	3
scabbards	9	2
scablands	9	2
scaffolds	9	2
scaphoids	9	2
schizoids	9	2
sciaenids	9	2
scincoids	9	2
sclereids	9	2
scorepads	9	3
seaboards	9	2
selfhoods	9	2
serfhoods	9	2
serranids	9	3
servitude	9	3
sesamoids	9	3
sforzandi	9	3
sforzando	9	3
shepherds	9	2
shetlands	9	2
shiploads	9	2
shipyards	9	2
shitheads	9	2
shoreside	9	3
sidebands	9	3
sidewards	9	3
silkweeds	9	2
siluroids	9	3
sinusoids	9	3
skewbalds	9	2
skinheads	9	2
slugabeds	9	3
sluggards	9	2
slumlords	9	2
snapweeds	9	2
snowbirds	9	2
snowlands	9	2
snowmolds	9	2
snowsheds	9	2
snowslide	9	2
softheads	9	2
softwoods	9	2
solenoids	9	3
soliquids	9	3
songbirds	9	2
soreheads	9	3
sourwoods	9	2
sowbreads	9	2
sphenoids	9	2
spheroids	9	2
sphingids	9	2
sporicide	9	3
staggards	9	2
standards	9	2
stateside	9	3
statewide	9	3
stinkards	9	2
storewide	9	3
strappado	9	3
subbreeds	9	2
subdivide	9	3
subfields	9	2
subtrends	9	2
subworlds	9	2
sulfoxide	9	3
sumpweeds	9	2
sunscalds	9	2
superadds	9	3
supercede	9	3
supersede	9	3
superwide	9	3
surfbirds	9	2
surrounds	9	2
swanherds	9	2
synapsids	9	3
synergids	9	3
tachinids	9	3
tagboards	9	2
tailskids	9	2
tailslide	9	2
tailwinds	9	2
tamarinds	9	3
teaboards	9	2
teakwoods	9	2
telluride	9	3
tetracids	9	3
tetrapods	9	3
tetroxide	9	3
tetroxids	9	3
theropods	9	3
thinclads	9	2
thousands	9	2
tickseeds	9	2
tidelands	9	3
tightwads	9	2
tiltyards	9	2
timecards	9	3
toolheads	9	2
toolsheds	9	2
tracheids	9	2
trackside	9	2
trailside	9	2
tramroads	9	2
trematode	9	3
triploids	9	2
triploidy	9	3
trochoids	9	2
turpitude	9	3
twayblade	9	2
ultrareds	9	3
ultrawide	9	3
underbids	9	3
underbody	9	4
underbuds	9	3
undergods	9	3
underside	9	3
unthreads	9	2
unwasheds	9	3
urochords	9	3
uxoricide	9	4
vagabonds	9	3
vanguards	9	2
vastitude	9	3
verbicide	9	3
vermicide	9	3
vilipends	9	3
vineyards	9	2
viverrids	9	3
waterbeds	9	3
waterside	9	3
wavebands	9	3
waveguide	9	3
wellheads	9	2
weregilds	9	3
westwards	9	2
whipcords	9	2
wifehoods	9	3
wildlands	9	2
wildwoods	9	2
windwards	9	2
withholds	9	2
woodbinds	9	2
woodlands	9	2
woodsheds	9	2
woodwinds	9	2
woolsheds	9	2
workloads	9	2
worldwide	9	2
wormseeds	9	2
wormwoods	9	2
yardbirds	9	2
yardlands	9	2
yardwands	9	2
zapateado	9	4

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed D in the 8th 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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