6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and L as the 2nd letter

The fixed PL opening gives you familiar options such as PLEASE, PLAYER, and PLANET, alongside less everyday matches like PLUMMY and PLUNKY. The list spans several endings: S is most common, while Y is a distant second. If your clue fixes only the first two letters, check the final position too; it quickly narrows the field.

PL words at a glance

• There are 115 six-letter matches beginning PL across tournament dictionaries.
• ENABLE contains 84 matches, fewer than either Collins or NWL2023.
• Collins includes 111 matches; NWL2023 includes 92.
• PLAQUE, PLUCKY, PLAZAS, and PLUFFY each score 17 points.
• PLACES and PLATES illustrate the frequent S ending.

How many 6-letter words have P first and L second?

The pattern returns 115 words, but the dictionary totals differ: 84 appear in ENABLE, 111 in Collins, and 92 in NWL2023. Those source counts overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. PLEASE, PLAYED, and PLENTY are recognizable examples shared by the opening pattern.

S is the leading final letter, with 39 matches; Y follows with 18. After those, D appears on 12 words and E on 11. That makes the ending a useful second filter: PLACES and PLATES fit an S clue, while PLENTY and PLUCKY fit a Y clue.

R closes eight words and H closes seven.

6-letter words with P as the 1st letter and L as the 2nd letter

For a board game, PLAQUE, PLUCKY, PLAZAS, and PLUFFY lead the scoring group at 17 points apiece. PLEXUS, PLUMMY, and PLEXES score 15. These are tile scores before any board bonuses, so a premium square can change the final play.

Only 21 matches count as common by English word frequency, so expect unfamiliar entries among the 115. The fixed PL clue is more reliable than guessing from everyday vocabulary alone. Dictionary coverage also varies across the three tournament lists; check your game's word list when a candidate matters.