7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter

The pattern is L _ _ N _ _ _, with N fixed in the middle and six other positions open. Just two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar options such as LAUNDRY stand out from a largely specialist group. Endings cluster around S: 21 of the 58 words finish with that letter.

The L-and-N pattern at a glance

• There are 58 seven-letter words with L first and N fourth.
• LAUNDRY and LEANING are examples; LIONESS also fits the fixed positions.
• The most common final letter is S, appearing on 21 matches.
• LIONIZE leads the scoring list at 16 points.

Which matching words score the most?

LIONIZE is the standout scorer at 16 points, while LAXNESS, LIGNIFY, and LYINGLY each score 14. Those less familiar spellings can be worth remembering when a board gives you room to play a high-value letter.

LAUNDRY scores 11, making it a recognizable alternative with a solid value. The average score across the pattern is 8.8, so LIONIZE sits well above the typical result. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

How widely are these words accepted?

Collins includes 54 matches, compared with 38 in NWL2023 and 29 in ENABLE. The counts overlap: they describe how many words from this pattern appear in each dictionary, not separate groups to add together.

Only two matches are classed as common by English-word frequency, leaving 56 outside that measure. That makes this pattern better for solving a precise letter clue than for expecting every answer to be everyday vocabulary. The full keyword is 7-letter words with L first and N fourth.