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5-letter words with L as the second letter

There are 683 five-letter words with L as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are FLAXY, GLAZY and KLUTZ, tied at 18 points. F is the most common first letter among them (98), and the average score is 8.5 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green L in the second position leaves these 683 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with L in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include KLUTZ, FLAXY, GLAZY, ZLOTY and BLAZE. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an L in slot 2 further.

For Wordle, BLASE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 683 words.

5-letter words with L as the second letter in numbers

Words
683
Highest scoring
FLAXY 18 pts
Average score
8.5 pts
With a definition
406 (59%)
Words by first letter
  1. A89
  2. B91
  3. C95
  4. E30
  5. F98
  6. G74
  7. I10
  8. K10
  9. L2
  10. O17
  11. P60
  12. S85
  13. U14
  14. V3
  15. Y3
  16. Z2

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)

These 300 of the 683 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 683 five-letter words with L in the second position, 5.4% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second tile turned green as L, these 683 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as BLASE.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with L as the second letter?

FLAXY, GLAZY and KLUTZ tie at 18 points in Scrabble. Next come ZLOTY (17), BLAZE (16) and BLITZ (16). The average is 8.5 points.

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