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5 Letter Words With A and D

This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 580 five-letter words with A and D, with the 123 common ones (today, media, ready, heard) first.

A and D sit side by side in 252 of these words (43%), most often as AD. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 268 words). 17% repeat a letter, like ahead. The most common first letter is D (144 words).

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Common 5-letter words with A and D (123)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try aside as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 17% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with A and D (580)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aahed abide abode ached acids acidy acned acold acred acrid acted adage adapt addax added adder addle adeem adept adieu adios adits adman admen admin admit admix adobe adobo adopt adore adorn adown adoze aduki adult adunc adust adyta adzes aedes ahead ahold aided aider aides ailed aimed aired aland alcid alder aldol algid alkyd allod almud aloud amend amide amido amids amped anode anted aphid apods arced ardeb ardor armed aroid asdic ashed aside asked audad audio audit avoid award awned axled azide azido baaed baddy badge badly baked balds baldy baled bandh bands bandy baned barde bards bared based bated bauds bawds bawdy bayed beads beady beard begad blade bland board brads braid brand bread broad caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy cadis cadre caged caids caird caked candy caned canid caped cards cared cased cauda cauld caved cawed cedar chads chard clade clads codas cycad daces dacha dadas daddy dados daffs daffy dagga daggy dahls daily dairy daisy dales dally daman damar dames damns damps dance dandy dangs danio darbs dared darer dares daric darks darns darts dashi dashy dated dater dates datos datto datum daube daubs dauby daunt dauts daven davit dawed dawen dawks dawns dawts dazed dazes deads deair deals dealt deans dears deary deash death deave debag debar decaf decal decay dedal defat degas delay delta denar derat deray derma devas dewan dewar dewax dhaks dhals dials diary diazo dicta dinar ditas divan divas diwan doats dobla dobra dogma dolma domal donas donga donna doona dopas dorsa dotal doula douma doura drabs draff draft drags drail drain drake drama drams drank drape drats drave drawl drawn draws drays dread dream drear dryad duads duals ducal ducat dulia dumas dumka dunam dural duras durra dwaal dwarf dyads eared eased eaved edema egads eland evade faced faddy faded fader fades fadge fados faked famed farad fards fared fated fauld faxed fayed fazed fraud gaddi gadid gadis gaged gamed gaped garda gated gauds gaudy gazed glade glads glady gland goads gonad grade grads grand guard hadal haded hades hadji hadst haled halid hands handy hards hardy hared hated hawed hayed hazed heads heady heard hexad hoard hodad honda hydra ideal ideas iliad irade izard jaded jades japed jawed jehad jihad judas kadis khadi kheda kinda knead laced laded laden lader lades ladle laird laked lamed lands lards lardy lased lated lauds laved lawed layed lazed leads leady liard lidar loads lyard maced madam madly madre maids maned mated mauds maund mawed maxed mayed mazed meads medal media menad modal monad mudra nadas nadir naiad naked naled named nards nicad nidal nodal nomad oared octad oidia oread paced paddy padis padle padre padri paged pagod paled panda pandy paned pardi pards pardy pared pated paved pavid pawed payed pedal plaid plead podia purda qadis qaids quads rabid raced radar radii radio radix radon raged raids raked rands randy ranid raped rapid rared rased rated raved raxed rayed razed readd reads ready redan redia roads sabed saddo sades sadhe sadhu sadis sadly saids salad sands sandy saned sapid sards sarod sated saved sawed sayid scads scald sedan shade shads shady shard skald sodas spade spado spaed squad stade staid stand stead sward tabid tamed taped tardo tardy tared tawed taxed tidal toads toady today trade tread triad tsade tsadi ulnad valid vanda vaned vaped vapid viand vodka waddy waded wader wades wadge wadis waged waked waled wands waned wards wared waved waxed weald woads woald yaird yards yauds yauld yawed

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More 5-letter word lists with A or D

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both A and D?

Our dictionary has 580, which is 6.4% of all five-letter words. 123 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with both A and D?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, today, followed by based and death.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try aside. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 17% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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