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

The fixed pattern is _L__D__: 63 seven-letter words meet it across tournament dictionaries. Familiar matches include FLOODED, SLENDER, BLENDER, and PLUNDER, while B is the most common first letter. The constraint is selective: keeping L second and D fifth produces 63 entries, compared with 239 when the fifth slot changes to I.

At a glance

• Collins includes all 63 matches; ENABLE has 47 and NWL2023 has 50.
• Only 13 entries rank among the common words tracked by frequency, so many matches are specialist vocabulary.
• B leads with 16 words; G and P are next, with eight apiece.
• R closes 20 words, ahead of D at 17; S is a distant third with nine.

Which starting and ending letters dominate?

B starts the most words, with 16; G and P each start eight. A, F, and S contribute seven apiece, while C contributes six. When B is ruled out, try G and P before the three-way tie among A, F, and S.

R is the most common ending, appearing on 20 matches, while 17 end in D. S follows with nine. If your crossing letters leave the final position open, R is the strongest first test; a fixed D ending still leaves a substantial set.

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

For Scrabble, PLAYDAY leads the scores at 16 points. ILKADAY and FLUBDUB each score 15, while FLUIDLY and KLIPDAS score 14. Those high scores come from unusual letter combinations, not from how often a word appears in everyday reading.

A seven-tile play earns the standard bingo bonus, so check the full pattern before settling for a shorter play. Only 13 matches count as common, although 51 have definitions; some valid entries will still feel unfamiliar. Check your game's word list once before banking on an obscure word.

For 7-letter words with L as 2nd and D as 5th letter, lock those positions before testing endings. R and D together account for 37 of the 63 matches, making the final letter a strong next filter.