6-letter words with L as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter

DOLLAR, COLLAR, PILLAR, and CELLAR show the familiar side of this pattern; ZILLAH and QIBLAS show its less everyday edge. Just 9 entries rank among the most common English words, so the recognizable examples are a small slice of the full set. The list counts words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, not every possible letter string.

At a glance: the pattern’s standout facts

• 149 six-letter words place L fourth and A fifth.
• DOLLAR, COLLAR, and PILLAR are recognizable examples.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 16 entries.
• S is also the most frequent final letter, with 40 entries.
• ZILLAH leads the high-score examples at 18 points.

How many 6-letter words with L fourth and A fifth?

There are 149 matches, but the letter positions leave room for very different word shapes. DOLLAR and COLLAR end in R, while PILLAR and CELLAR do too; the shared _ _ _ L A _ frame does not predict the first three letters.

Final S is the standout ending: 40 words finish that way, compared with 22 ending in R and 18 ending in N. Examples include FELLAS, VILLAS, and CALLAS. At the other end of the word, S leads with 16 starters, followed by B with 14; C and P each start 13.

Which pattern matches are worth playing?

For a familiar answer, try DOLLAR, COLLAR, or OUTLAW as pattern checks; for tile value, ZILLAH scores 18, QIBLAS scores 17, and BYPLAY scores 16. Those scores make unusual letters attractive, but obscure entries are not automatic plays in every game.

The dictionary coverage differs: 147 words appear in Collins, 94 in NWL2023, and 85 in ENABLE, with overlap among those lists. Only 9 entries are among the most common English words, so check your game's word list before relying on a rare option. The pattern also has far more matches with E fifth: 629, versus 149 with A.

Where can you narrow the pattern further?

• Use the ending clue first: S is the leading final letter with 40 matches.
• For a high-value play, check ZILLAH at 18 points before lower-scoring familiar words.
• Compare 6-letter words with L fourth and A fifth against the much larger E-fifth group.