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

6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter number 397, from ALWAYS and PLACES to high-scoring ZLOTYS.

397 wordsTop pick ALWAYSHighest score ZLOTYS 18

58 of 397 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With L in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (397 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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15

Common words 58 · most-used first

ALWAYS₁₂
PLACES₁₀
CLAIMS₁₀
PLANTS₈
ALLOWS₉
BLOCKS₁₄
ALLIES₆
PLATES₈
ALBUMS₁₀
SLAVES₉
CLOUDS₉
PLANES₈
BLACKS₁₄
FLOORS₉
GLOVES₁₀
ALIENS₆
FLAMES₁₁
CLOSES₈
PLAINS₈
BLADES₉
SLOPES₈
FLOODS₁₀
SLIDES₇
ELDERS₇
FLUIDS₁₀
CLICKS₁₄
SLEEPS₈
FLYERS₁₂
CLIFFS₁₄
SLICES₈
ELITES₆
CLOCKS₁₄
ALARMS₈
ALERTS₆
CLEARS₈
BLAMES₁₀
CLOWNS₁₁
BLASTS₈
FLOATS₉
CLIMBS₁₂
CLONES₈
ELBOWS₁₁
GLANDS₈
FLAKES₁₃
OLIVES₉
BLENDS₉
BLOOMS₁₀
CLERKS₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 58 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 397

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

ALAAPS₈
ALAMOS₈
ALANDS₇
ALANGS₇
ALANTS₆
ALAPAS₈
ALARMS₈
ALATES₆
ALBUMS₁₀
ALCIDS₉
ALDEAS₇
ALDERS₇
ALDOLS₇
ALECKS₁₂
ALEPHS₁₁
ALERTS₆
ALEYES₉
ALGINS₇
ALGORS₇
ALGUMS₉
ALIBIS₈
ALIENS₆
ALIGNS₇
ALINES₆
ALIYAS₉
ALIYOS₉
ALKIES₁₀
ALKYDS₁₄
ALKYLS₁₃
ALLAYS₉
ALLEES₆
ALLELS₆
ALLEYS₉
ALLIES₆
ALLODS₇
ALLONS₆
ALLOTS₆
ALLOWS₉
ALLOYS₉
ALLYLS₉
ALMAHS₁₁
ALMEHS₁₁
ALMOUS₈
ALMUDS₉
ALMUGS₉
ALOHAS₉
ALOINS₆
ALPHAS₁₁
ALTARS₆
ALTERS₆
ALURES₆
ALVARS₉
ALWAYS₁₂
BLACKS₁₄
BLADES₉
BLAFFS₁₄
BLAINS₈
BLAMES₁₀
BLANDS₉
BLANKS₁₂
BLARES₈
BLARTS₈
BLASTS₈
BLATTS₈
BLAUDS₉
BLAZES₁₇
BLEAKS₁₂
BLEARS₈
BLEATS₈
BLEEDS₉
BLEEPS₁₀
BLENDS₉
BLERTS₈
BLIMPS₁₂
BLINDS₉
BLINGS₉
BLINIS₈
BLINKS₁₂
BLITES₈
BLOATS₈
BLOCKS₁₄
BLOKES₁₂
BLONDS₉
BLOODS₉
BLOOMS₁₀
BLOOPS₁₀
BLORES₈
BLUDES₉
BLUETS₈
BLUEYS₁₁
BLUFFS₁₄
BLUIDS₉
BLUMES₁₀
BLUNKS₁₂
BLUNTS₈
BLURBS₁₀
BLURTS₈
BLYPES₁₃
CLACHS₁₃
CLACKS₁₄
CLADES₉
CLAIMS₁₀
CLAMES₁₀
CLAMPS₁₂
CLANGS₉
CLANKS₁₂
CLAROS₈
CLARTS₈
CLASPS₁₀
CLASTS₈
CLAUTS₈
CLAVES₁₁
CLAVIS₁₁
CLAVUS₁₁
CLEANS₈
CLEARS₈
CLEATS₈
CLECKS₁₄
CLEEKS₁₂
CLEEPS₁₀
CLEFTS₁₁
CLEIKS₁₂
CLEPES₁₀
CLERKS₁₂
CLEVES₁₁
CLEVIS₁₁
CLICKS₁₄
CLIFFS₁₄
CLIFTS₁₁
CLIMBS₁₂
CLIMES₁₀
CLINES₈
CLINGS₉
CLINKS₁₂
CLINTS₈
CLIPES₁₀
CLOAKS₁₂
CLOAMS₁₀
CLOCKS₁₄
CLOFFS₁₄
CLOKES₁₂
CLOMPS₁₂
CLONES₈
CLONKS₁₂
CLONUS₈
CLOOPS₁₀
CLOOTS₈
CLOSES₈
CLOTES₈
CLOTHS₁₁
CLOUDS₉
CLOURS₈
CLOUTS₈
CLOVES₁₁
CLOVIS₁₁
CLOWNS₁₁
CLOYES₁₁
CLOZES₁₇
CLUCKS₁₄
CLUMPS₁₂
CLUNKS₁₂
CLYPES₁₃
ELAINS₆
ELANDS₇
ELATES₆
ELBOWS₁₁
ELCHIS₁₁
ELDERS₇
ELDINS₇
ELECTS₈
ELEMIS₈
ELFINS₉
ELIADS₇
ELIDES₇
ELINTS₆
ELITES₆
ELLOPS₈
ELOGES₇
ELOINS₆
ELOPES₈
ELPEES₈
ELSINS₆
ELUDES₇
ELUTES₆
ELVANS₉
ELVERS₉
FLACKS₁₅
FLAFFS₁₅
FLAILS₉
FLAIRS₉
FLAKES₁₃
FLAMES₁₁
FLAMMS₁₃
FLANES₉
FLANKS₁₃
FLARES₉
FLASKS₁₃
FLATUS₉
FLAVAS₁₂
FLAWNS₁₂
FLAXES₁₆
FLEAMS₁₁
FLECKS₁₅
FLEERS₉
FLEETS₉
FLEMES₁₁
FLEXES₁₆
FLEXOS₁₆
FLICKS₁₅
FLIERS₉
FLIMPS₁₃
FLINGS₁₀
FLINTS₉
FLIRTS₉
FLISKS₁₃
FLITES₉
FLIXES₁₆
FLOATS₉
FLOCKS₁₅
FLONGS₁₀
FLOODS₁₀
FLOORS₉
FLORAS₉
FLOTAS₉
FLOTES₉
FLOURS₉
FLOUTS₉
FLUFFS₁₅
FLUIDS₁₀
FLUKES₁₃
FLUMES₁₁
FLUMPS₁₃
FLUNKS₁₃
FLUORS₉
FLURRS₉
FLUTES₉
FLUXES₁₆
FLUYTS₁₂
FLYBYS₁₇
FLYERS₁₂
FLYPES₁₄
FLYTES₁₂
GLACES₉
GLACIS₉
GLADES₈
GLAIKS₁₁
GLAIRS₇
GLAMPS₁₁
GLANDS₈
GLARES₇
GLAUMS₉
GLAURS₇
GLAZES₁₆
GLEAMS₉
GLEANS₇
GLEBES₉
GLEDES₈
GLEEDS₈
GLEEKS₁₁
GLEETS₇
GLENTS₇
GLIDES₈
GLIFFS₁₃
GLIFTS₁₀
GLIKES₁₁
GLIMES₉
GLINTS₇
GLISKS₁₁
GLOAMS₉
GLOATS₇
GLOBES₉
GLOBUS₉
GLOGGS₉
GLOMUS₉
GLOOMS₉
GLOOPS₉
GLOSTS₇
GLOUTS₇
GLOVES₁₀
GLOZES₁₆
GLUERS₇
GLUMES₉
GLUMPS₁₁
GLUONS₇
GLUTES₇
GLYPHS₁₅
ILEXES₁₃
ILIADS₇
ILICES₈
ILLTHS₉
KLANGS₁₁
KLETTS₁₀
KLICKS₁₆
KLIEGS₁₁
KLONGS₁₁
KLOOFS₁₃
KLUGES₁₁
LLAMAS₈
LLANOS₆
OLDENS₇
OLDIES₇
OLEINS₆
OLEUMS₈
OLIVES₉
OLLAVS₉
OLLERS₆
OLLIES₆
PLACES₁₀
PLACKS₁₄
PLAGES₉
PLAIDS₉
PLAINS₈
PLAITS₈
PLANES₈
PLANKS₁₂
PLANTS₈
PLASMS₁₀
PLATES₈
PLATYS₁₁
PLAYAS₁₁
PLAZAS₁₇
PLEADS₉
PLEATS₈
PLEBES₁₀
PLEONS₈
PLEXES₁₅
PLEXUS₁₅
PLICAS₁₀
PLIERS₈
PLINGS₉
PLINKS₁₂
PLOATS₈
PLONGS₉
PLONKS₁₂
PLOOKS₁₂
PLOUKS₁₂
PLOYES₁₁
PLUCKS₁₄
PLUFFS₁₄
PLUMBS₁₂
PLUMES₁₀
PLUMPS₁₂
PLUNKS₁₂
PLUOTS₈
PLUSES₈
PLYERS₁₁
SLACKS₁₂
SLADES₇
SLAKES₁₀
SLANES₆
SLANGS₇
SLANTS₆
SLARTS₆
SLATES₆
SLAVES₉
SLEEKS₁₀
SLEEPS₈
SLEETS₆
SLICES₈
SLICKS₁₂
SLIDES₇
SLIMES₈
SLINGS₇
SLINKS₁₀
SLIPES₈
SLIVES₉
SLOANS₆
SLOIDS₇
SLOJDS₁₄
SLOMOS₈
SLOOMS₈
SLOOPS₈
SLOOTS₆
SLOPES₈
SLORMS₈
SLOTHS₉
SLOYDS₁₀
SLUBBS₁₀
SLUFFS₁₂
SLUITS₆
SLUMPS₁₀
SLURBS₈
SLURPS₈
SLUSES₆
SLYPES₁₁
ULAMAS₈
ULCERS₈
ULEMAS₈
ULEXES₁₃
ULITIS₆
ULMINS₈
ULOSES₆
ULOSIS₆
ULTRAS₆
ULYIES₉
ULZIES₁₅
ZLOTYS₁₈

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

C16%
F14%
A13%

3rd letter

A23%
O20%
I15%

4th letter

N13%
E9%
M8%

5th letter

E26%
T12%
K11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ZLOTYS tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 38 words
7 points: 37 words
88 points: 76 words
9 points: 79 words
1010 points: 35 words
11 points: 38 words
1212 points: 37 words
13 points: 17 words
1414 points: 17 words
15 points: 10 words
1616 points: 8 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZLOTYS	18	18	All three
BLAZES	17	19	All three
PLAZAS	17	19	All three
FLYBYS	17	17	All three
CLOZES	17	19	All three
FLUXES	16	18	All three
FLEXES	16	17	All three
GLAZES	16	18	All three
KLICKS	16	18	Collins · NWL
FLAXES	16	17	All three
FLEXOS	16	17	Collins only
FLIXES	16	17	Collins only

The pattern is _L___S: the second tile is L, and S closes every answer. Familiar entries such as ALWAYS, PLACES, CLAIMS, and PLANTS make this more than a list of obscure plays. Still, only 58 of the 397 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary after the everyday examples.

At a glance: the L-second, S-last pattern

397 entries match the fixed pattern _L___S across tournament dictionaries.
ALWAYS, PLACES, CLAIMS, and PLANTS are familiar examples; each keeps L second and S last.
C is the most common opening letter, with 64 matches; F follows with 56.
Only 58 entries fall in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
ZLOTYS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 18 points before board bonuses.

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

C leads the starting-letter count with 64 matches, ahead of F at 56 and A at 53. That spread gives you a practical narrowing move: after fixing L second and S last, test a C start before less productive openings. Familiar candidates include CLAIMS, CLOUDS, and CLOSES; ALWAYS and ALLOWS cover A.

Everyday words cluster among the examples, but they do not describe the full pool. BLOCKS, PLANES, FLOORS, GLOVES, and ALIENS are recognizable, while entries such as ZLOTYS are less likely to come to mind. The 58 common words amount to a minority of 397, so solve from the pattern first rather than assuming every valid fit is familiar.

For a score-first play, ZLOTYS tops the listed values at 18 points; BLAZES, PLAZAS, FLYBYS, and CLOZES each score 17. Those totals come from tile values before premium squares. A Z or X can make a compact six-letter play punch above its length, but placing the word across a bonus square matters more than chasing the top raw score.

Dictionary coverage is the main limitation: the pool has 389 Collins entries, 301 NWL2023 entries, and 285 ENABLE entries, not 397 in every game. Check your game's word list before playing; Collins accepts more of these pattern matches than NWL2023 or ENABLE.

For comparison, the same final S with A second has 1,063 matches, more than twice this pool's size.

Questions people ask

Which common words have L second and S last?

ALWAYS, PLACES, CLAIMS, and PLANTS are familiar six-letter fits. ALLOWS, BLOCKS, CLOUDS, and PLANES also match the pattern. These everyday examples are a small part of the pool: only 58 of the 397 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ZLOTYS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 18 points before board bonuses. BLAZES, PLAZAS, FLYBYS, and CLOZES each score 17. The board can change a play's total, so treat those as tile scores rather than guaranteed final points.

Are all 397 words accepted in every word game?

No. The count is 389 in Collins, 301 in NWL2023, and 285 in ENABLE, so acceptance depends on the dictionary your game uses. Check that game's word list before playing, especially when a less familiar fit is the only move that works.

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

Common words 58 · most-used first

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At a glance: the L-second, S-last pattern

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

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