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

The pattern is _L__N_: L sits just after the opening letter, and N is one position before the end. That leaves room for familiar choices such as client and flying, alongside technical terms such as alkyne. Most entries are not everyday vocabulary, so start with the recognizable examples when solving a clue,

How many 6-letter words have L second and N fifth

• There are 53 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Collins includes all 53 matches; ENABLE has 39 and NWL2023 has 40.
• Only 10 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• A is the most common first letter, with 15 matches; E follows with 10.
• S is the most common ending, appearing on 23 matches.

Which letters start and end these words?

A leads the opening-letter group: examples include aliens, alumni, alpine, and almond. E comes next, while C, F, and P each start five matches. That gives you a practical solving order: test A or E first if the first tile is still unknown.

The ending pattern is even more concentrated. S closes 23 words, compared with 10 ending in G and eight ending in E. Think of plural forms such as aliens, plains, and clowns when the final tile is S, but do not assume every match is a plural.

Only one match ends in each of A, D, I, and O. If your clue fixes one of those final letters, the candidate pool narrows sharply; the S-ending group is much broader.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Familiar choices include client, flying, fluent, cleans, or almond. These cover different opening letters and endings, so they are stronger clue-solving candidates than obscure technical terms. Aliens and plains are also easy to spot if the final S is confirmed.

Among the top-scoring entries, flying and alkyne each score 13 points, while plying and clowns score 12 and 11. The full group averages 8.3 points. None reaches 14, so this pattern is better treated as a fit-the-tiles search than a hunt for a standout score.

For board games, check your game’s word list; Collins has more matches than ENABLE or NWL2023.