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.

1,028 wordsTop pick ALWAYSHighest score BLOWZY 23

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 158 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 158 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 1,028

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. F15%
  2. C14%
  3. A13%
3rd letter
  1. A23%
  2. O19%
  3. E14%
4th letter
  1. N11%
  2. I8%
  3. E7%
5th letter
  1. E26%
  2. T8%
  3. K7%
6th letter
  1. S39%
  2. Y15%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BLOWZY tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 64 words
  2. 7 points: 78 words
  3. 88 points: 159 words
  4. 9 points: 172 words
  5. 1010 points: 108 words
  6. 11 points: 113 words
  7. 1212 points: 108 words
  8. 13 points: 71 words
  9. 1414 points: 44 words
  10. 15 points: 47 words
  11. 1616 points: 21 words
  12. 17 points: 27 words
  13. 1818 points: 9 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
  15. 2020 points: 3 words
  16. 21 points: 1 words
  17. 2222 points: 1 words
  18. 23 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BLOWZY2324All three
KLUTZY2223All three
FLOOZY2121All three
ALKOXY2020All three
CLIQUY2022All three
BLOWZE2022Collins only
GLITZY1920All three
FLUFFY1819All three
SLEAZY1818All three
BLAZED1820All three
FLYWAY1817All three
ZLOTYS1818All 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?
There are 1,028 six-letter words with L in position two across the tournament dictionaries counted here. The count includes words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so a single game's dictionary can produce a smaller total.
What is the highest-scoring 6-letter word with L second?
BLOWZY is the highest scorer among these six-letter words, at 23 points. KLUTZY comes next at 22, followed by FLOOZY at 21. The leaders rely on high-value letters, unlike common examples such as PLEASE and ALMOST.
Which letters most often start or end these words?
F is the most common starting letter, with 158 matches, while S is the most common ending, with 397. Y is the next most frequent ending at 154, so an S clue narrows the set less than a Y clue.

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