5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter

The pattern is fixed: L begins each word, and N closes it. The set ranges from everyday choices such as LOGIN and LINEN to less familiar entries like LAGAN and LOWAN. Seven are common English words, and all seven matching Wordle answers also appear in tournament dictionaries.

At a glance: the L-to-N pattern

• Count: 34 words match the five-letter L____N pattern in tournament dictionaries.
• All 34 appear in Collins; 27 appear in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE.
• LEARN and LEMON are familiar examples; LAGAN and LOWAN are less familiar options.
• Seven entries are common English words, and seven match the Wordle answer list.
• LOZEN tops the score list at 14 points; LIKEN, LAKIN, and LIKIN each score 9.

Which L___N words are easiest to recognize?

LEARN, LEMON, LINEN, LOGIN, and LADEN are strong starting points when you need a word you already know. Other entries include LIVEN and LIKEN, while LAGAN and LOWAN are less familiar. Only seven of the 34 entries fall within the common-word group, so expect the full set to include obscure choices.

The Wordle overlap is small: seven candidates match the answer list, and all seven are also valid in at least one tournament dictionary. That makes this pattern more useful for narrowing a known board than for choosing a first guess. The words share fixed outside letters, but the middle three still need solving.

How do these words compare for scores and patterns?

LOZEN is the standout scorer at 14 points, five above the average score of 7. LIKEN, LAKIN, and LIKIN follow at 9 points each. If a rack gives you the Z, check whether LOZEN fits before settling for a lower-scoring option.

The ending matters: five-letter words beginning with L and ending in S number 197, compared with 34 ending in N. For the N ending, S-first words are more plentiful still, with 71 matches; A-first words have 45. These comparisons show how sharply a pair of fixed letters can shrink the search.

5-letter words with L first and N last