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

The pattern is tighter than a general five-letter search: L is fixed in slot two and R in slot four, leaving only the first, middle, and final letters open. The 32 matches range from familiar picks such as glory, alert, alarm, and flare to rarer entries like blert and clart. Ten rank among the commonest English words by frequency.

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

• The pattern has 32 tournament-dictionary matches.
• Ten matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• All 13 matching Wordle answers also appear in a tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 32 matches; NWL2023 includes 21, and ENABLE includes 20.
• Clerk, flory, and flary each score 11 points.

Which letters start and end these words?

The opening letter gives you the quickest split: F leads with eight matches, followed by B with seven and S with five. A and C each start four. Try those common starts first when your other clues leave the first tile uncertain.

The final letter narrows the pattern too. T is the most frequent ending, with seven words; Y follows with six, then E with five and S with four. Glory, flare, and alert show how the same L-and-R frame can produce different endings and recognizable words.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For 5-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter, start by sorting candidates by the letters you have already confirmed. Glory and flare are familiar possibilities, while clerk stands out for its score. Clerk, flory, and flary each score 11 points; glory scores 9, while flare scores 8.

There is a real dictionary limit: Collins accepts all 32 matches, but NWL2023 and ENABLE accept fewer. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. For Wordle, 13 words in this pattern are answers, and all 32 are allowed guesses; the answer count is not the same as the full guess list.