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

The fixed letters narrow a seven-letter search to 74 tournament-dictionary entries, but the set is far from everyday vocabulary: just one word meets our common-word cutoff. PLATOON, FLATTEN, and ELATION are recognizable anchors; less familiar entries such as FLEXION and ALBUMIN show how varied the middle can be.

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

• 74 matches have L in slot two and N in the final slot.
• The opening letter is most often A, with 14 matches; P follows with 12.
• FLEXION and FLUXION tie for the top score at 17.
• PLATOON and FLATTEN are recognizable examples with familiar letter runs.
• Only one match falls in the common-word group, so expect specialist vocabulary.

Which words fit the L-second, N-last pattern?

Start with recognizable shapes: PLATOON, FLATTEN, ELATION, and GLISTEN all satisfy the fixed slots. ALBUMIN, BLUEFIN, and PLAYPEN offer different vowel patterns, while BLACKEN and GLADDEN finish with the required N after a consonant-heavy middle.

Starting letters are spread across eight groups: A leads with 14, then P with 12, F with 11, and G with 10. The first letter is a useful filter, but it does not identify a dominant family; no one initial accounts for most of the 74.

N-final is comparatively narrow: with L second, 350 words end in S, 288 in D, and 247 in R, versus 74 ending in N. If the clue leaves the last letter open, test S or D; keep N fixed when the puzzle confirms it.

How do dictionary coverage and scores compare?

Collins accepts 73 matches, compared with 62 in NWL2023 and 57 in ENABLE. The count changes by game dictionary, so treat an unfamiliar entry as a candidate to verify, not an automatic play.

FLEXION and FLUXION tie at 17 points; BLACKEN and FLEHMEN each score 15. The average is 10.6, so the top pair stand out rather than representing the whole group. Check your rack and board before chasing a high tile score.

Definitions are available for 56 entries, yet that still leaves a noticeable tail of less familiar forms.