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

That fixed pattern leaves the first, third, and final letters open, giving you several ways to narrow a board. The matches range from everyday words such as ALONE and BLANK to less familiar options such as CLINT. Your next move depends on whether the goal is a likely answer, a legal play, or a higher tile score.

How many 5-letter words have L second and N fourth?

• There are 71 tournament-dictionary matches for the pattern _L_N_.
• Twenty-six matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency; PLANT and ALONG are familiar examples.
• Collins includes 71 matches, while NWL2023 includes 62 and ENABLE includes 60, so acceptance depends on your game's dictionary.
• The pattern matches 32 Wordle answers, and all 71 words are counted as allowed guesses.
• G and K tie as the most common final letters, with 16 words ending in each.

Which endings dominate the L-N pattern?

The final letter is a strong clue once you have L in position 2 and N in position 4: G and K lead with 16 words apiece. T follows with 11, then S with 10. If your other clues leave both G and K open, test those endings before spending a guess on a rarer finish.

The opening letters cluster around B and C. B starts 13 matches and C starts 12, with P next at 10. That makes BLANK, BLEND, and CLING useful pattern checks when your first letter is still unknown; each also keeps the fixed L and N in place.

For a playable example, FLANK scores 12 points and FLUNK also scores 12 on a standard Scrabble board before premium squares. BLANK, BLINK, and PLANK each score 11. The highest values come from K, not from the common letters that make the pattern easy to recognize.

How to solve the L-second, N-fourth pattern

• For Wordle, treat the 32 matching answers as candidates, not equally likely words; use colored clues to rule out letters.
• With the first letter unknown, compare B, C, and P candidates such as BLAND, CLANK, and PLANT against your known greens.
• With the last letter uncertain, G and K tie as leaders; T and S are also frequent options.
• For a board-game play, FLANK and FLUNK top this group at 12 points; a premium letter square can change the result.