5-letter words with L as the second letter

There are 683 five-letter words with L as the second letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. L is a smooth one-point liquid that slides into openings and endings alike, which keeps this list broad.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with L in the second position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include alaap, alack, alamo, aland and alane. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with l as the second letter

WordScoreLength
flaxy185
glazy185
klutz185
zloty175
blaze165
blitz165
cloze165
flyby165
plaza165
plotz165

5-letter words with L as the second letter (683)

Showing the first 300 of 683. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

alaap7alack11alamo7aland6alane5alang6alans5alant5alapa7alaps7alarm7alary8alate5alays8albas7albee7album9alcid8alcos7aldea6alder6aldol6aleck11alecs7alefs8aleft8aleph10alert5alews8aleye8alfas8algae6algal6algas6algid7algin6algor6algum8alias5alibi7alien5alifs8align6alike9aline5alist5alive8aliya8alkie9alkos9alkyd13alkyl12allay8allee5allel5alley8allis5allod6allot5allow8alloy8allyl8almah10almas7almeh10almes7almud8almug8alods6aloed6aloes5aloft8aloha8aloin5alone5along6aloof8aloos5aloud6alowe8alpha10altar5alter5altho8altos5alula5alums7alure5alway11blabs9black13blade8blads8blady11blaer7blaes7blaff13blags8blahs10blain7blame9blams9bland8blank11blare7blart7blase7blash10blast7blate7blats7blatt7blaud8blawn10blaws10blays10blaze16bleak11blear7bleat7blebs9bleed8bleep9blees7blend8blent7blert7bless7blest7blets7bleys10blimp11blimy12blind8bling8blini7blink11blins7bliny10blips9bliss7blist7blite7blits7blitz16blive10bloat7blobs9block13blocs9blogs8bloke11blond8blood8blook11bloom9bloop9blore7blots7blown10blows10blowy13blubs9blude8bludy11blued8bluer7blues7bluet7bluey10bluff13bluid8blume9blunk11blunt7blurb9blurs7blurt7blush10blype12clach12clack13clade8clads8claes7clags8claim9clame9clamp11clams9clang8clank11clans7claps9clapt9claro7clart7clary10clash10clasp9class7clast7clats7claut7clave10clavi10claws10clays10clean7clear7cleat7cleck13cleek11cleep9clefs10cleft10clegs8cleik11clems9clepe9clept9clerk11cleve10clews10click13clied8clies7cliff13clift10climb11clime9cline7cling8clink11clint7clipe9clips9clipt9cloak11cloam9clock13clods8cloff13clogs8cloke11clomb11clomp11clone7clonk11clons7cloop9cloot7clops9close7clote7cloth10clots7cloud8clour7clous7clout7clove10clown10clows10cloye10cloys10cloze16clubs9cluck13clued8clues7clump11clung8clunk11clype12elain5eland6elans5elate5elbow10elchi10elder6eldin6elect7elegy9elemi7elfed9elfin8eliad6elide6elint5elite5elmen7eloge6elogy9eloin5elope7elops7elpee7elsin5

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have L as the second letter?

Our dictionary lists 683 five-letter words with L in the second position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second tile turned green as L, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ALAAP is a common five-letter word with L as its second letter.

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