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

Fix the second letter as L and the fifth as A, and the choices narrow quickly. The set includes familiar words such as global and plural alongside less everyday entries like glycan and plagal. Only five matches rank among the most common English words, so expect a mix of recognizable vocabulary and specialist play.

At a glance for L second, A fifth

• There are 43 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Global and slogan are familiar examples; climax also fits the fixed positions.
• Flyway scores 18 points, ahead of climax and plazas at 17 each.
• Fifteen entries end in S, while nine end in L.
• Only five matches are among the most common English words.

How many 6-letter words have L second and A fifth?

The answer is 43. Their first letters are concentrated in A and P, with 11 words beginning with each; F follows with seven. That makes the opening letter a useful next filter when your puzzle gives you more than the two fixed positions.

The dictionary totals overlap: 36 matches appear in ENABLE, 39 in Collins and 40 in NWL2023. Those counts are not separate piles to add together.

Global, floral and slogan offer accessible starting points. Illiad, plicae and pleiad are less likely to come to mind during a quick solve.

P begins 11 matches too, so comparing A and P covers more than half the set. If neither start fits, F is the next group to test.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

Flyway leads the score list at 18 points. Climax and plazas tie at 17, then plexal scores 15.

The high values come from letters such as X and Z, so a strong board placement can matter as much as spotting the pattern. For a more familiar option, global and plural are easier to recognize. The 43-word count is far below those nearby patterns, which makes the fixed fifth letter a particularly selective clue.