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

The pattern is _L___R: L is fixed in the second slot, and every match ends in R. Sixteen entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words, so the set mixes recognizable choices such as CLOSER and FLOWER with less familiar terms. All 58 appear in at least one tournament dictionary, but the exact coverage differs by word list.

How many 6-letter words have L second and R last?

• There are 58 matching words, and all end in R.
• F and S lead as first letters, with nine words each; P follows with eight.
• The average score is 9.6 points.
• PLAYER, CLOSER, FLOWER, and CLEVER are among the recognizable examples.

Which matches score highest?

BLAZER tops the scoring list at 17 points. GLAZER and FLEXOR each score 16, while PLEXOR scores 15.

ELIXIR reaches 13, and familiar FLOWER and FLAVOR each score 12. The unusual spellings in the top ranks make these better for a score check than for a casual everyday guess.

Coverage varies across tournament lists: ENABLE includes 50 of the matches, Collins includes 57, and NWL2023 includes 52. The 58-word total counts entries found in at least one of those dictionaries, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

How rare is an R ending for this pattern?

Which words are easiest to recognize?

Start with PLAYER, CLOSER, FLOWER, CLEVER, and SLOWER when you need familiar vocabulary. The 16 common entries are only part of the 58-word set; words such as FLEXOR and PLACER are less routine. That gap matters in a clue game, where a valid dictionary entry may still be an unlikely answer.