7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

Locking in L at position two and A at position five narrows the search to a compact, varied group. The pattern includes everyday words such as ELEGANT and PLACARD, but only 7 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words. Most are therefore better treated as puzzle candidates than everyday vocabulary, while the score leaders offer a different way to sort the options for a board game.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 55 matching words in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 53; NWL2023 includes 39, and ENABLE includes 37.
• Only 7 matches are among the 25,000 most common English words.
• P leads as the first letter with 13 words; A and F each start 10.
• E is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 16 words.

Which letters commonly frame this pattern?

P, A, and F account for the strongest starting groups: P has 13 matches, while A and F each have 10. That makes PLACATE, ALREADY, and FLYPAST useful anchors when you know only the two fixed positions.

The endings cluster around E, S, and T. E closes 16 words, S closes 14, and T closes 10; examples include CLIMATE, SLOGANS, and BLATANT. These three endings cover most of the list, so test them before rarer final letters.

How to use 7-letter words with L as 2nd and A as 5th

Start by filling the known pattern, then test common first and last letters. ALREADY, CLIMATE, and ELEGANT show how different the remaining positions can look, even with L and A fixed. PLENARY and PLUMAGE add less obvious endings without changing the pattern.

For Scrabble, FLYBACK tops the score list at 21 points; FLYWAYS scores 19, and FLYHAND scores 17. Those are strong rack candidates, but the words are not equally familiar. Only 41 matches have definitions in the word reference, and dictionary coverage varies, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.