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

Thirty-eight six-letter words put L second and D fifth, including BLOODY, CLOUDS and BLONDE.

38 wordsTop pick BLOODYHighest score ALKYDS 14

10 of 38 are everyday words (26%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (269 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 38 · most-used first

  • BLOODY12
  • CLOUDS9
  • BLONDE9
  • FLOODS10
  • FLUIDS10
  • CLOUDY12
  • GLANDS8
  • BLENDS9
  • BLINDS9
  • PLEADS9
  • BLEEDS9
  • BLOODS9
  • ALLUDE7
  • ALBEDO9
  • BLONDS9
  • PLAIDS9
  • PLOIDY12
  • BLENDE9
  • ELANDS7
  • ILLUDE7
  • BLANDS9
  • CLODDY13
  • ALCADE9
  • ALKYDS14
  • ALANDS7
  • ALCIDS9
  • ALLODS7
  • ALMUDE9
  • ALMUDS9
  • BLAUDS9
  • BLUIDS9
  • BLUIDY12
  • ELIADS7
  • GLEEDS8
  • ILIADS7
  • SLOIDS7
  • SLOJDS14
  • SLOYDS10
All valid words 38

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ALANDS7
  • ALBEDO9
  • ALCADE9
  • ALCIDS9
  • ALKYDS14
  • ALLODS7
  • ALLUDE7
  • ALMUDE9
  • ALMUDS9
  • BLANDS9
  • BLAUDS9
  • BLEEDS9
  • BLENDE9
  • BLENDS9
  • BLINDS9
  • BLONDE9
  • BLONDS9
  • BLOODS9
  • BLOODY12
  • BLUIDS9
  • BLUIDY12
  • CLODDY13
  • CLOUDS9
  • CLOUDY12
  • ELANDS7
  • ELIADS7
  • FLOODS10
  • FLUIDS10
  • GLANDS8
  • GLEEDS8
  • ILIADS7
  • ILLUDE7
  • PLAIDS9
  • PLEADS9
  • PLOIDY12
  • SLOIDS7
  • SLOJDS14
  • SLOYDS10
Letters by positionIn 68% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. B32%
  2. A24%
  3. P8%
3rd letter
  1. O32%
  2. A16%
  3. E13%
4th letter
  1. N24%
  2. I18%
  3. U18%
6th letter
  1. S68%
  2. E16%
  3. Y13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ALKYDS tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 8 words
  2. 8 points: 2 words
  3. 99 points: 18 words
  4. 10 points: 3 words
  5. 1111 points: 0 words
  6. 12 points: 4 words
  7. 1313 points: 1 words
  8. 14 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ALKYDS1414All three
SLOJDS1417All three
CLODDY1314All three
BLOODY1213All three
CLOUDY1214All three
PLOIDY1213All three
BLUIDY1214Collins only
FLOODS1011All three
FLUIDS1012All three
SLOYDS1010All three
CLOUDS912All three
BLONDE912All three

Lock L into the second slot and D into the fifth, and 38 words fit. BLOODY, CLOUDS and BLONDE sit alongside specialized forms such as ALKYDS and SLOJDS. Ten entries fall in the common-word group, and 30 have definitions; S closes 26 matches, far more than any other letter.

At a glance for the _L__D_ frame

  • 38 tournament-dictionary words fit.
  • BLOODY, CLOUDS, BLONDE and FLOODS are examples.
  • Twenty-six end in S; six end in E.
  • ALKYDS and SLOJDS lead at 14 points.

Which endings and scores stand out?

The finish is the clearest sorting clue. S closes 26 of these words, while E closes six and Y closes five; only one word ends in O. BLOODS, CLOUDS and FLOODS are recognizable S-ending examples, while BLONDE and BLENDS cover E.

ALKYDS and SLOJDS share the top base score at 14 points, with CLODDY next at 13. BLOODY and CLOUDY each score 12. A premium square can change the board result, so compare placement as well as tile values.

BLOODY and BLOODS differ only at the last tile, and CLOUDY and CLOUDS do too. Those pairs make the final position especially easy to test when five letters are already known. The set still contains specialist vocabulary, so confirm an unfamiliar candidate in the dictionary your game uses.

B begins 12 matches and A begins nine, so either first letter can narrow a search before you examine the interior pair. C, P and S start three words each. Keep those opening counts in mind when the final tile is not settled yet.

The mean score is 9.3 points, which puts the two 14-point leaders well above the group average. If a crossing already fixes the first letter, B is the largest opening group with 12 matches.

Choose the ending before the middle

Tip

Start with the ending: S has 26 matches, compared with six for E and five for Y. O appears once.

Questions people ask

How many candidates match the l-2nd-and-d-5th-letter pattern?
Thirty-eight tournament-dictionary words fit L in slot two and D in slot five. BLOODY, CLOUDS and BLONDE are recognizable examples. The set also includes specialist forms, and acceptance depends on the dictionary used by your game.
What is the top base score in the l-2nd-and-d-5th-letter group?
ALKYDS and SLOJDS tie for the top base score at 14 points. CLODDY follows at 13, while BLOODY and CLOUDY each score 12. The board can change the final value, so these figures compare the letters before premiums.
Are most l-2nd-and-d-5th-letter words common?
Ten of the 38 matches fall in the common-word frequency group. BLOODY and CLOUDS are familiar examples, while other entries are much less likely to come up in everyday reading. A fixed pattern narrows the search, but it does not guarantee familiar vocabulary.

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