6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter
6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter number 1,028, from common choices like PLEASE and ALMOST to the 23-point scorer BLOWZY.
158 of 1,028 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
A is the most common 2nd letter in 6-letter words (4,000 words); J is the rarest (17). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- ALWAYS12
- PLEASE8
- ALMOST8
- PLAYED12
- PLAYER11
- PLACES10
- GLOBAL9
- CLOSED9
- CLAIMS10
- FLIGHT13
- PLACED11
- CLOSER8
- PLENTY11
- FLYING13
- PLANTS8
- PLANET8
- ALLOWS9
- SLOWLY12
- CLIENT8
- BLOCKS14
- FLOWER12
- BLOODY12
- ALLIES6
- ALBERT8
- OLDEST7
- OLIVER9
- PLATES8
- SLIGHT10
- CLEVER11
- CLINIC10
- ALASKA10
- ALBUMS10
- SLAVES9
- CLOUDS9
- PLANES8
- BLACKS14
- CLOSET8
- ELEVEN9
- ALLIED7
- BLONDE9
- FLAVOR12
- FLOORS9
- GLOVES10
- ALIENS6
- FLAMES11
- PLEDGE10
- CLAUSE8
- SLOWER9
All valid words 1,028
- ALAAPS8
- ALALIA6
- ALAMOS8
- ALANDS7
- ALANGS7
- ALANIN6
- ALANTS6
- ALANYL9
- ALAPAS8
- ALARMS8
- ALARUM8
- ALASKA10
- ALATED7
- ALATES6
- ALAYED10
- ALBATA8
- ALBEDO9
- ALBEIT8
- ALBERT8
- ALBINO8
- ALBITE8
- ALBUGO9
- ALBUMS10
- ALCADE9
- ALCAIC10
- ALCIDS9
- ALCOOL8
- ALCOVE11
- ALDEAS7
- ALDERN7
- ALDERS7
- ALDOLS7
- ALDOSE7
- ALDRIN7
- ALECKS12
- ALEGAR7
- ALEGGE8
- ALEPHS11
- ALERCE8
- ALERTS6
- ALEVIN9
- ALEXIA13
- ALEXIC15
- ALEXIN13
- ALEYED10
- ALEYES9
- ALFAKI13
- ALGATE7
- ALGINS7
- ALGOID8
- ALGORS7
- ALGUMS9
- ALIBIS8
- ALIBLE8
- ALIDAD8
- ALIENS6
- ALIGHT10
- ALIGNS7
- ALINED7
- ALINER6
- ALINES6
- ALIPED9
- ALISMA8
- ALISON6
- ALIYAH12
- ALIYAS9
- ALIYOS9
- ALIYOT9
- ALKALI10
- ALKANE10
- ALKENE10
- ALKIES10
- ALKINE10
- ALKOXY20
- ALKYDS14
- ALKYLS13
- ALKYNE13
- ALLAYS9
- ALLEES6
- ALLEGE7
- ALLELE6
- ALLELS6
- ALLEYS9
- ALLIAK10
- ALLICE8
- ALLIED7
- ALLIES6
- ALLIUM8
- ALLODS7
- ALLONS6
- ALLOTS6
- ALLOWS9
- ALLOYS9
- ALLUDE7
- ALLURE6
- ALLYLS9
- ALLYOU9
- ALMAHS11
- ALMAIN8
- ALMEHS11
- ALMERY11
- ALMNER8
- ALMOND9
- ALMOST8
- ALMOUS8
- ALMUCE10
- ALMUDE9
- ALMUDS9
- ALMUGS9
- ALNAGE7
- ALNICO8
- ALODIA7
- ALOGIA7
- ALOHAS9
- ALOINS6
- ALPACA10
- ALPEEN8
- ALPHAS11
- ALPHYL14
- ALPINE8
- ALSIKE10
- ALSOON6
- ALTARS6
- ALTERN6
- ALTERS6
- ALTEZA15
- ALTHEA9
- ALUDEL7
- ALULAE6
- ALULAR6
- ALUMIN8
- ALUMNA8
- ALUMNI8
- ALURES6
- ALVARS9
- ALVINE9
- ALWAYS12
- BLABBY15
- BLACKS14
- BLADED10
- BLADER9
- BLADES9
- BLAEST8
- BLAFFS14
- BLAGUE9
- BLAHED12
- BLAHER11
- BLAINS8
- BLAISE8
- BLAIZE17
- BLAMED11
- BLAMER10
- BLAMES10
- BLANCH13
- BLANCO10
- BLANDS9
- BLANKS12
- BLANKY15
- BLARED9
- BLARES8
- BLARTS8
- BLASHY14
- BLASTS8
- BLASTY11
- BLATER8
- BLATTS8
- BLAUDS9
- BLAWED12
- BLAZED18
- BLAZER17
- BLAZES17
- BLAZON17
- BLEACH13
- BLEAKS12
- BLEAKY15
- BLEARS8
- BLEARY11
- BLEATS8
- BLEBBY15
- BLEEDS9
- BLEEPS10
- BLENCH13
- BLENDE9
- BLENDS9
- BLENNY11
- BLERTS8
- BLEWIT11
- BLIGHT12
- BLIMEY13
- BLIMPS12
- BLINDS9
- BLINGS9
- BLINIS8
- BLINKS12
- BLINTZ17
- BLITES8
- BLITHE11
- BLOATS8
- BLOBBY15
- BLOCKS14
- BLOCKY17
- BLOGGY13
- BLOKES12
- BLOKEY15
- BLONDE9
- BLONDS9
- BLOODS9
- BLOODY12
- BLOOEY11
- BLOOIE8
- BLOOMS10
- BLOOMY13
- BLOOPS10
- BLOOPY13
- BLORES8
- BLOTCH13
- BLOTTO8
- BLOTTY11
- BLOUSE8
- BLOUSY11
- BLOWBY16
- BLOWED12
- BLOWER11
- BLOWIE11
- BLOWSE11
- BLOWSY14
- BLOWUP13
- BLOWZE20
- BLOWZY23
- BLUDES9
- BLUDGE10
- BLUDIE9
- BLUELY11
- BLUEST8
- BLUESY11
- BLUETS8
- BLUEYS11
- BLUFFS14
- BLUGGY13
- BLUIDS9
- BLUIDY12
- BLUIER8
- BLUING9
- BLUISH11
- BLUMED11
- BLUMES10
- BLUNGE9
- BLUNKS12
- BLUNTS8
- BLURBS10
- BLURRY11
- BLURTS8
- BLYPES13
- CLACHS13
- CLACKS14
- CLADES9
- CLAGGY13
- CLAIMS10
- CLAMBE12
- CLAMES10
- CLAMMY15
- CLAMOR10
- CLAMPS12
- CLANGS9
- CLANKS12
- CLANKY15
- CLAQUE17
- CLARET8
- CLAROS8
- CLARTS8
- CLARTY11
- CLASPS10
- CLASPT10
- CLASSY11
- CLASTS8
- CLATCH13
- CLAUSE8
- CLAUTS8
- CLAVER11
- CLAVES11
- CLAVIE11
- CLAVIS11
- CLAVUS11
- CLAWED12
- CLAWER11
- CLAXON15
- CLAYED12
- CLAYEY14
- CLEANS8
- CLEARS8
- CLEATS8
- CLEAVE11
- CLECHE13
- CLECKS14
- CLECKY17
- CLEEKS12
- CLEEPS10
- CLEEVE11
- CLEFTS11
- CLEIKS12
- CLENCH13
- CLEOME10
- CLEPED11
- CLEPES10
- CLERGY12
- CLERIC10
- CLERID9
- CLERKS12
- CLEUCH13
- CLEUGH12
- CLEVER11
- CLEVES11
- CLEVIS11
- CLEWED12
- CLICHE13
- CLICKS14
- CLIENT8
- CLIFFS14
- CLIFFY17
- CLIFTS11
- CLIFTY14
- CLIMAX17
- CLIMBS12
- CLIMES10
- CLINAL8
- CLINCH13
- CLINES8
- CLINGS9
- CLINGY12
- CLINIC10
- CLINKS12
- CLINTS8
- CLIPED11
- CLIPES10
- CLIQUE17
- CLIQUY20
- CLITIC10
- CLIVIA11
- CLOACA10
- CLOAKS12
- CLOAMS10
- CLOCHE13
- CLOCKS14
- CLODDY13
- CLODLY12
- CLOFFS14
- CLOGGY13
- CLOKED13
- CLOKES12
- CLOMPS12
- CLONAL8
- CLONED9
- CLONER8
- CLONES8
- CLONIC10
- CLONKS12
- CLONKY15
- CLONUS8
- CLOOPS10
- CLOOTS8
- CLOQUE17
- CLOSED9
- CLOSER8
- CLOSES8
- CLOSET8
- CLOTES8
- CLOTHE11
- CLOTHS11
- CLOTTY11
- CLOUDS9
- CLOUDY12
- CLOUGH12
- CLOURS8
- CLOUTS8
- CLOVEN11
- CLOVER11
- CLOVES11
- CLOVIS11
- CLOWNS11
- CLOYED12
- CLOYES11
- CLOZES17
- CLUBBY15
- CLUCKS14
- CLUCKY17
- CLUING9
- CLUMPS12
- CLUMPY15
- CLUMSY13
- CLUNCH13
- CLUNKS12
- CLUNKY15
- CLUSIA8
- CLUTCH13
- CLYING12
- CLYPED14
- CLYPEI13
- CLYPES13
- ELAINS6
- ELANCE8
- ELANDS7
- ELANET6
- ELAPID9
- ELAPSE8
- ELATED7
- ELATER6
- ELATES6
- ELBOWS11
- ELCHEE11
- ELCHIS11
- ELDERS7
- ELDEST7
- ELDING8
- ELDINS7
- ELECTS8
- ELEGIT7
- ELEMIS8
- ELENCH11
- ELEVEN9
- ELEVON9
- ELFING10
- ELFINS9
- ELFISH12
- ELIADS7
- ELICHE11
- ELICIT8
- ELIDED8
- ELIDES7
- ELINTS6
- ELITES6
- ELIXIR13
- ELLOPS8
- ELMIER8
- ELODEA7
- ELOGES7
- ELOIGN7
- ELOINS6
- ELOPED9
- ELOPER8
- ELOPES8
- ELPEES8
- ELSHIN9
- ELSINS6
- ELTCHI11
- ELUANT6
- ELUATE6
- ELUDED8
- ELUDER7
- ELUDES7
- ELUENT6
- ELUTED7
- ELUTES6
- ELUTOR6
- ELUVIA9
- ELVANS9
- ELVERS9
- ELVISH12
- ELYTRA9
- FLABBY16
- FLACKS15
- FLACON11
- FLAFFS15
- FLAGGY14
- FLAGON10
- FLAILS9
- FLAIRS9
- FLAKED14
- FLAKER13
- FLAKES13
- FLAKEY16
- FLAMBE13
- FLAMED12
- FLAMEN11
- FLAMER11
- FLAMES11
- FLAMMS13
- FLANCH14
- FLANES9
- FLANGE10
- FLANKS13
- FLAPPY16
- FLARED10
- FLARES9
- FLASER9
- FLASHY15
- FLASKS13
- FLATLY12
- FLATTY12
- FLATUS9
- FLAUNE9
- FLAUNT9
- FLAUTA9
- FLAVAS12
- FLAVIN12
- FLAVOR12
- FLAWED13
- FLAWNS12
- FLAXEN16
- FLAXES16
- FLAYED13
- FLAYER12
- FLEAMS11
- FLECHE14
- FLECKS15
- FLECKY18
- FLEDGE11
- FLEDGY14
- FLEECE11
- FLEECH14
- FLEECY14
- FLEERS9
- FLEETS9
- FLEMES11
- FLEMIT11
- FLENCH14
- FLENSE9
- FLESHY15
- FLETCH14
- FLEURY12
- FLEWED13
- FLEXED17
- FLEXES16
- FLEXOR16
- FLEXOS16
- FLEYED13
- FLICKS15
- FLIERS9
- FLIEST9
- FLIGHT13
- FLIMPS13
- FLIMSY14
- FLINCH14
- FLINGS10
- FLINTS9
- FLINTY12
- FLIPPY16
- FLIRTS9
- FLIRTY12
- FLISKS13
- FLISKY16
- FLITCH14
- FLITED10
- FLITES9
- FLIXED17
- FLIXES16
- FLOATS9
- FLOATY12
- FLOCCI13
- FLOCKS15
- FLOCKY18
- FLONGS10
- FLOODS10
- FLOOEY12
- FLOOIE9
- FLOORS9
- FLOOSY12
- FLOOZY21
- FLOPPY16
- FLORAE9
- FLORAL9
- FLORAS9
- FLORET9
- FLORID10
- FLORIN9
- FLOSSY12
- FLOTAS9
- FLOTEL9
- FLOTES9
- FLOURS9
- FLOURY12
- FLOUSE9
- FLOUSH12
- FLOUTS9
- FLOWED13
- FLOWER12
- FLUATE9
- FLUENT9
- FLUFFS15
- FLUFFY18
- FLUGEL10
- FLUIDS10
- FLUIER9
- FLUISH12
- FLUKED14
- FLUKES13
- FLUKEY16
- FLUMED12
- FLUMES11
- FLUMPS13
- FLUNKS13
- FLUNKY16
- FLUORS9
- FLURRS9
- FLURRY12
- FLUSHY15
- FLUTED10
- FLUTER9
- FLUTES9
- FLUTEY12
- FLUXED17
- FLUXES16
- FLUYTS12
- FLYBOY17
- FLYBYS17
- FLYERS12
- FLYEST12
- FLYING13
- FLYMAN14
- FLYMEN14
- FLYOFF18
- FLYPED15
- FLYPES14
- FLYSCH17
- FLYTED13
- FLYTES12
- FLYWAY18
- GLACED10
- GLACES9
- GLACIS9
- GLADES8
- GLADLY11
- GLAIKS11
- GLAIRE7
- GLAIRS7
- GLAIRY10
- GLAIVE10
- GLAMMY14
- GLAMOR9
- GLAMPS11
- GLANCE9
- GLANDS8
- GLARED8
- GLARES7
- GLASSY10
- GLAUMS9
- GLAURS7
- GLAURY10
- GLAZED17
- GLAZEN16
- GLAZER16
- GLAZES16
- GLEAMS9
- GLEAMY12
- GLEANS7
- GLEAVE10
- GLEBAE9
- GLEBES9
- GLEDES8
- GLEDGE9
- GLEEDS8
- GLEEKS11
- GLEETS7
- GLEETY10
- GLEGLY11
- GLENTS7
- GLEYED11
- GLIBLY12
- GLIDED9
- GLIDER8
- GLIDES8
- GLIFFS13
- GLIFTS10
- GLIKES11
- GLIMED10
- GLIMES9
- GLINTS7
- GLINTY10
- GLIOMA9
- GLISKS11
- GLISSE7
- GLITCH12
- GLITZY19
- GLOAMS9
- GLOATS7
- GLOBAL9
- GLOBBY14
- GLOBED10
- GLOBES9
- GLOBIN9
- GLOBUS9
- GLOGGS9
- GLOIRE7
- GLOMUS9
- GLOOMS9
- GLOOMY12
- GLOOPS9
- GLOOPY12
- GLOPPY14
- GLORIA7
- GLOSSA7
- GLOSSY10
- GLOSTS7
- GLOUTS7
- GLOVED11
- GLOVER10
- GLOVES10
- GLOWED11
- GLOWER10
- GLOZED17
- GLOZES16
- GLUCAN9
- GLUERS7
- GLUIER7
- GLUILY10
- GLUING8
- GLUISH10
- GLUMES9
- GLUMLY12
- GLUMPS11
- GLUMPY14
- GLUNCH12
- GLUONS7
- GLURGE8
- GLUTCH12
- GLUTEI7
- GLUTEN7
- GLUTES7
- GLYCAN12
- GLYCIN12
- GLYCOL12
- GLYCYL15
- GLYPHS15
- ILEXES13
- ILIADS7
- ILICES8
- ILLEST6
- ILLIAD7
- ILLIPE8
- ILLITE6
- ILLTHS9
- ILLUDE7
- ILLUME8
- ILLUPI8
- KLANGS11
- KLATCH15
- KLAXON17
- KLEPHT15
- KLEPTO12
- KLETTS10
- KLICKS16
- KLIEGS11
- KLONGS11
- KLOOCH15
- KLOOFS13
- KLUDGE12
- KLUDGY15
- KLUGED12
- KLUGES11
- KLUTZY22
- LLAMAS8
- LLANOS6
- OLDENS7
- OLDEST7
- OLDIES7
- OLDISH10
- OLEATE6
- OLEFIN9
- OLEINE6
- OLEINS6
- OLEUMS8
- OLFACT11
- OLINGO7
- OLIVER9
- OLIVES9
- OLIVET9
- OLLAMH11
- OLLAVS9
- OLLERS6
- OLLIED7
- OLLIES6
- PLACED11
- PLACER10
- PLACES10
- PLACET10
- PLACID11
- PLACIT10
- PLACKS14
- PLAGAL9
- PLAGES9
- PLAGUE9
- PLAGUY12
- PLAICE10
- PLAIDS9
- PLAINS8
- PLAINT8
- PLAITS8
- PLANAR8
- PLANCH13
- PLANED9
- PLANER8
- PLANES8
- PLANET8
- PLANKS12
- PLANTA8
- PLANTS8
- PLAQUE17
- PLASHY14
- PLASMA10
- PLASMS10
- PLASTE8
- PLATAN8
- PLATED9
- PLATEN8
- PLATER8
- PLATES8
- PLATYS11
- PLAYAS11
- PLAYED12
- PLAYER11
- PLAZAS17
- PLEACH13
- PLEADS9
- PLEAED9
- PLEASE8
- PLEATS8
- PLEBBY15
- PLEBES10
- PLEDGE10
- PLEIAD9
- PLENCH13
- PLENTY11
- PLENUM10
- PLEONS8
- PLEUCH13
- PLEUGH12
- PLEURA8
- PLEXAL15
- PLEXES15
- PLEXOR15
- PLEXUS15
- PLIANT8
- PLICAE10
- PLICAL10
- PLICAS10
- PLIERS8
- PLIGHT12
- PLINGS9
- PLINKS12
- PLINKY15
- PLINTH11
- PLISKY15
- PLISSE8
- PLOATS8
- PLODGE10
- PLOIDY12
- PLONGD10
- PLONGE9
- PLONGS9
- PLONKO12
- PLONKS12
- PLONKY15
- PLOOKS12
- PLOOKY15
- PLOTTY11
- PLOUGH12
- PLOUKS12
- PLOUKY15
- PLOVER11
- PLOWED12
- PLOWER11
- PLOYED12
- PLOYES11
- PLUCKS14
- PLUCKY17
- PLUFFS14
- PLUFFY17
- PLUMBS12
- PLUMED11
- PLUMES10
- PLUMMY15
- PLUMPS12
- PLUMPY15
- PLUNGE9
- PLUNKS12
- PLUNKY15
- PLUOTS8
- PLURAL8
- PLURRY11
- PLUSED9
- PLUSES8
- PLUSHY14
- PLUTEI8
- PLUTON8
- PLYERS11
- PLYING12
- SLABBY13
- SLACKS12
- SLADES7
- SLAGGY11
- SLAHAL9
- SLAIRG7
- SLAKED11
- SLAKER10
- SLAKES10
- SLALOM8
- SLANES6
- SLANGS7
- SLANGY10
- SLANTS6
- SLANTY9
- SLARTS6
- SLATCH11
- SLATED7
- SLATER6
- SLATES6
- SLATEY9
- SLAVED10
- SLAVER9
- SLAVES9
- SLAVEY12
- SLAYED10
- SLAYER9
- SLEAVE9
- SLEAZE15
- SLEAZO15
- SLEAZY18
- SLEDED8
- SLEDGE8
- SLEECH11
- SLEEKS10
- SLEEKY13
- SLEEPS8
- SLEEPY11
- SLEEST6
- SLEETS6
- SLEETY9
- SLEEVE9
- SLEEZY18
- SLEIGH10
- SLEUTH9
- SLEWED10
- SLICED9
- SLICER8
- SLICES8
- SLICKS12
- SLIDED8
- SLIDER7
- SLIDES7
- SLIEST6
- SLIEVE9
- SLIGHT10
- SLIMED9
- SLIMES8
- SLIMLY11
- SLIMSY11
- SLINGS7
- SLINKS10
- SLINKY13
- SLIPED9
- SLIPES8
- SLIPPY13
- SLIPUP10
- SLITTY9
- SLIVED10
- SLIVEN9
- SLIVER9
- SLIVES9
- SLOANS6
- SLOBBY13
- SLOGAN7
- SLOIDS7
- SLOJDS14
- SLOKEN10
- SLOMOS8
- SLOOMS8
- SLOOMY11
- SLOOPS8
- SLOOSH9
- SLOOTS6
- SLOPED9
- SLOPER8
- SLOPES8
- SLOPPY13
- SLORMS8
- SLOSHY12
- SLOTHS9
- SLOUCH11
- SLOUGH10
- SLOVEN9
- SLOWED10
- SLOWER9
- SLOWLY12
- SLOYDS10
- SLUBBS10
- SLUBBY13
- SLUDGE8
- SLUDGY11
- SLUFFS12
- SLUICE8
- SLUICY11
- SLUING7
- SLUITS6
- SLUMMY13
- SLUMPS10
- SLUMPY13
- SLURBS8
- SLURPS8
- SLURPY11
- SLURRY9
- SLURVE9
- SLUSES6
- SLUSHY12
- SLUTCH11
- SLUTTY9
- SLYEST9
- SLYISH12
- SLYPES11
- ULAMAS8
- ULCERS8
- ULEMAS8
- ULEXES13
- ULICON8
- ULIKON10
- ULITIS6
- ULLAGE7
- ULLING7
- ULMINS8
- ULNARE6
- ULOSES6
- ULOSIS6
- ULSTER6
- ULTIMA8
- ULTIMO8
- ULTION6
- ULTRAS6
- ULYIES9
- ULZIES15
- ZLOTYS18
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOWZY | 23 | 24 | All three |
| KLUTZY | 22 | 23 | All three |
| FLOOZY | 21 | 21 | All three |
| ALKOXY | 20 | 20 | All three |
| CLIQUY | 20 | 22 | All three |
| BLOWZE | 20 | 22 | Collins only |
| GLITZY | 19 | 20 | All three |
| FLUFFY | 18 | 19 | All three |
| SLEAZY | 18 | 18 | All three |
| BLAZED | 18 | 20 | All three |
| FLYWAY | 18 | 17 | All three |
| ZLOTYS | 18 | 18 | All three |
The pattern is _L____: the second tile is fixed, while the other five positions vary. Among the 1,028 matches, F is the most common first letter and S is the most common ending. Familiar options include PLEASE, ALMOST, and PLANET; the scoring leaders look very different from those everyday words.
6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter at a glance
- Exactly 1,028 tournament-dictionary words match the six-letter pattern.
- F leads as the first letter, with 158 matches beginning FL.
- S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 397 matches.
- Only 158 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- BLOWZY tops the scoring list at 23 points; KLUTZY follows at 22.
Which first and last letters occur most?
F is the busiest starting letter, with 158 matches; C follows at 145, then A at 137. Familiar examples include FLOWER and FLIGHT for F, CLOSED and CLIENT for C, and ALMOST for A. When the first letter is known, that distribution gives you a focused place to scan.
S dominates the endings: 397 words finish with S, compared with 154 ending in Y and 104 ending in E. That makes an S ending a broad filter, not a rare clue. Examples such as CLAIMS and PLACES fit the pattern, while BLOWZY shows the much smaller Y-ending scoring set.
Using 6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter
For a letter puzzle, lock in the L and sort by the known first or final tile; the F and S counts make those especially productive filters. Then check the middle positions against your crossing letters. PLEASE, PLAYER, and PLANET are recognizable checks when you need a familiar candidate.
Rack points favor a different shortlist: BLOWZY earns 23, KLUTZY 22, and FLOOZY 21. Those unusual letters outscore everyday choices. Across the 1,028 matches, Collins lists 1,005, NWL2023 lists 799, and ENABLE lists 744; one game’s accepted set can differ from another.
Questions people ask
How many 6-letter words have L as the second letter?
What is the highest-scoring 6-letter word with L second?
Which letters most often start or end these words?
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