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

Lock in L in the second spot and E at the end, and 107 five-letter words fit. The set ranges from familiar choices like PLACE and CLOSE to less common entries. Just 34 of the matches rank among the most common English words, so a pattern match does not guarantee an everyday answer.

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

• There are 107 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 34 matches rank among the most common English words.
• PLACE, CLOSE, ALONE, and ALIVE are recognizable examples.
• C is the most frequent first letter, with 16 matches; G follows with 15.
• All 107 words end in E, as required by the pattern.

Which matching words are useful in Wordle?

Forty words in this pattern match the Wordle answer list and also appear in a tournament dictionary. The fixed L and E narrow your search, while words such as PLANE, PLATE, SLATE, and SLIDE offer familiar possibilities from the examples.

The first letter gives you a quick way to sort candidates: C contributes 16 words, G has 15, and S has 14. Those three openings account for 45 matches, while A and B each contribute 13. The remaining entries start with several other letters.

What do the strongest scores reveal?

BLAZE and CLOZE lead the scoring examples at 16 points each; GLAZE and GLOZE score 15. The high values come from Z, not from the repeated L-and-E pattern. For a more familiar board-play option, FLAKE scores 12.

The list is broader than any one game's accepted vocabulary: Collins includes 106 matches, NWL2023 has 77, and ENABLE has 73. Those dictionary totals overlap, so they should not be added together. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.