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

The pattern is _L__H__, with four unknown slots wrapped around two fixed letters. CLOTHES, ALCOHOL, and FLIGHTS show how widely the remaining letters vary, but only 10 entries rank among common English words. That gap matters in a puzzle: familiar examples are memorable, while many valid fits are specialist or inflected forms.

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

• 67 words satisfy the fixed second- and fifth-letter clues.
• F and S tie as opening letters, with 14 matches apiece.
• S closes 26 entries; D and R each close 14.
• Only 10 matches are common by frequency ranking.
• GLYPHIC leads the score list at 18 points.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

F and S tie for the lead, but their word families look different. FLIGHTS, FLASHES, and FLUSHED make the F group concrete; SLASHED, SLITHER, and SLIGHTS show the S group. B and P each contribute 11, while C contributes nine, so first letters concentrate in five familiar initials rather than spreading evenly.

Endings narrow the search even more: 26 words finish in S, and 14 each finish in D or R. CLOTHES and FLIGHTS illustrate the S ending; FLASHED and CLASHED fit D, while SLITHER ends in R. When the final tile is known, start with that cluster instead of scanning all 67 candidates.

How should you use the fixed letters?

For Scrabble, GLYPHIC scores 18, ahead of FLIGHTY at 17 and BLIGHTY at 16. Those leaders pack high-value letters into the fixed pattern, while everyday choices such as CLOTHES and FLIGHTS are easier to spot. Check the crossing letters before chasing a premium score.

The 7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter average 12.6 points, but the total is not universal across dictionaries. Collins accepts 63 matches, NWL2023 accepts 57, and ENABLE accepts 53; 61 entries have definitions. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.