5-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and C as the 4th letter

The pattern is _L_C_: L takes the second slot and C the fourth, leaving three positions open. The matches range from familiar choices such as PLACE, BLACK, and CLOCK to less everyday words like PLICA and KLICK. That mix makes the pattern useful for narrowing a puzzle, but not every matching word is a likely guess.

5-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and C as the 4th letter

• 29 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern _L_C_.
• 16 also appear in the Wordle answer list; all 29 are counted as allowed guesses.
• 12 are common by English word frequency, including PLACE, BLACK, and CLOCK.
• K is the final letter in 18 words, far more than any other ending.
• KLICK scores 15; FLOCK, FLICK, FLACK, and FLECK each score 14.

Which matching words are easiest to recognize?

PLACE, BLACK, BLOCK, CLICK, CLOCK, SLICE, SLACK, SLICK, FLOCK, FLICK, and PLUCK are strong starting points because they are familiar words. They show how much the first and final slots can vary even with L and C fixed. On a Wordle board, check each guess against the known positions; a pattern match alone does not make a word an answer.

The first letter is tied between C and F, with six matches each; B and P contribute four apiece. That makes the opening tile a useful discriminator. If the word starts with C, compare CLICK and CLOCK; with F, weigh FLOCK, FLICK, and FLECK.

What endings and scores stand out?

The final letter is heavily skewed: 18 of the 29 words end in K, while S is next with four. A K ending narrows the field, but it does not identify one answer: BLACK, BLOCK, CLICK, CLOCK, and PLUCK all share it.

Scoring favors some less familiar spellings. KLICK leads at 15 points; FLOCK, FLICK, FLACK, and FLECK each score 14, ahead of 13-point BLACK, BLOCK, CLICK, CLOCK, and PLUCK. KLICK is the high scorer, not the obvious everyday pick.

Dictionary coverage differs: 25 words appear in ENABLE, 28 in Collins, and 27 in NWL2023. A word can fit the letters and still fail in your game, so check its word list before challenging.

For 5-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and C as the 4th letter, start by using the fixed slots, then test the first and last letters. The common words make practical guesses; the rarer high scorers matter more when points are the goal.