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

7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and R as the 7th letter number 247, from cluster and cleaner to the high-scoring klezmer.

247 wordsTop pick CLUSTERHighest score KLEZMER 22

27 of 247 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

7th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With L in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (350 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 27 · most-used first

CLUSTER₉
CLEANER₉
BLOGGER₁₁
CLEARER₉
FLAVOUR₁₃
BLADDER₁₁
SLENDER₈
GLACIER₁₀
GLITTER₈
PLANNER₉
PLASTER₉
GLAMOUR₁₀
SLEEPER₉
BLENDER₁₀
PLUMBER₁₃
SLANDER₈
FLATTER₁₀
PLATTER₉
CLUTTER₉
BLOCKER₁₅
SLUMBER₁₁
CLIMBER₁₃
BLUNDER₁₀
GLIMMER₁₂
FLICKER₁₆
PLANTER₉
PLUNDER₁₀

All valid words 247

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ALASTOR₇
ALCAZAR₁₈
ALERTER₇
ALIENER₇
ALIENOR₇
ALIGNER₈
ALLAYER₁₀
ALLEGER₈
ALLOBAR₉
ALLOVER₁₀
ALLURER₇
ALMEMAR₁₁
ALMONER₉
ALNAGER₈
ALTERER₇
BLABBER₁₃
BLACKER₁₅
BLADDER₁₁
BLAGGER₁₁
BLAGUER₁₀
BLANDER₁₀
BLANKER₁₃
BLASTER₉
BLATHER₁₂
BLATTER₉
BLEAKER₁₃
BLEARER₉
BLEATER₉
BLEEDER₁₀
BLEEPER₁₁
BLENDER₁₀
BLESSER₉
BLETHER₁₂
BLINDER₁₀
BLINGER₁₀
BLINKER₁₃
BLISTER₉
BLITHER₁₂
BLITZER₁₈
BLOATER₉
BLOCKER₁₅
BLOGGER₁₁
BLOKIER₁₃
BLONDER₁₀
BLOOMER₁₁
BLOOPER₁₁
BLOTTER₉
BLOWIER₁₂
BLUBBER₁₃
BLUCHER₁₄
BLUDGER₁₁
BLUDIER₁₀
BLUFFER₁₅
BLUNDER₁₀
BLUNGER₁₀
BLUNKER₁₃
BLUNTER₉
BLURTER₉
BLUSHER₁₂
BLUSTER₉
CLABBER₁₃
CLACKER₁₅
CLADDER₁₁
CLAIMER₁₁
CLAMBER₁₃
CLAMMER₁₃
CLAMOUR₁₁
CLAMPER₁₃
CLANGER₁₀
CLANGOR₁₀
CLAPPER₁₃
CLAQUER₁₈
CLASHER₁₂
CLASPER₁₁
CLASSER₉
CLATTER₉
CLAVIER₁₂
CLAYIER₁₂
CLEANER₉
CLEARER₉
CLEAVER₁₂
CLICKER₁₅
CLIMBER₁₃
CLINGER₁₀
CLINKER₁₃
CLIPPER₁₃
CLITTER₉
CLOBBER₁₃
CLOCKER₁₅
CLOGGER₁₁
CLOTBUR₁₁
CLOTTER₉
CLOUTER₉
CLOWDER₁₃
CLUBBER₁₃
CLUCKER₁₅
CLUMBER₁₃
CLUMPER₁₃
CLUNKER₁₃
CLUSTER₉
CLUTTER₉
CLYSTER₁₂
ELECTOR₉
ELOINER₇
FLACKER₁₆
FLAFFER₁₆
FLAGGER₁₂
FLAKIER₁₄
FLAMIER₁₂
FLANEUR₁₀
FLANGER₁₁
FLANKER₁₄
FLAPPER₁₄
FLARIER₁₀
FLASHER₁₃
FLATCAR₁₂
FLATTER₁₀
FLAVOUR₁₃
FLAWIER₁₃
FLAXIER₁₇
FLECKER₁₆
FLEECER₁₂
FLEERER₁₀
FLEETER₁₀
FLENSER₁₀
FLESHER₁₃
FLICKER₁₆
FLINDER₁₁
FLINGER₁₁
FLIPPER₁₄
FLIRTER₁₀
FLITTER₁₀
FLIVVER₁₆
FLOATER₁₀
FLOGGER₁₂
FLOODER₁₁
FLOORER₁₀
FLOPPER₁₄
FLORIER₁₀
FLOSSER₁₀
FLOUTER₁₀
FLUBBER₁₄
FLUFFER₁₆
FLUKIER₁₄
FLUNKER₁₄
FLUSHER₁₃
FLUSTER₁₀
FLUTIER₁₀
FLUTTER₁₀
FLYOVER₁₆
FLYTIER₁₃
GLACIER₁₀
GLADDER₁₀
GLADIER₉
GLAMMER₁₂
GLAMOUR₁₀
GLAMPER₁₂
GLANCER₁₀
GLARIER₈
GLAZIER₁₇
GLEAMER₁₀
GLEANER₈
GLEGGER₁₀
GLIBBER₁₂
GLIDDER₁₀
GLIMMER₁₂
GLISTER₈
GLITTER₈
GLOATER₈
GLOSSER₈
GLUMMER₁₂
KLAVIER₁₄
KLEZMER₂₂
KLINKER₁₅
KLISTER₁₁
OLDSTER₈
PLAGUER₁₀
PLAINER₉
PLAITER₉
PLANNER₉
PLANTAR₉
PLANTER₉
PLASHER₁₂
PLASTER₉
PLATIER₉
PLATTER₉
PLEADER₁₀
PLEASER₉
PLEATER₉
PLEDGER₁₁
PLEDGOR₁₁
PLESSOR₉
PLINKER₁₃
PLODDER₁₁
PLONKER₁₃
PLOTTER₉
PLOUTER₉
PLOWTER₁₂
PLUCKER₁₅
PLUGGER₁₁
PLUMBER₁₃
PLUMIER₁₁
PLUMMER₁₃
PLUMPER₁₃
PLUNDER₁₀
PLUNGER₁₀
PLUNKER₁₃
PLUSHER₁₂
SLABBER₁₁
SLACKER₁₃
SLAMMER₁₁
SLANDER₈
SLANGER₈
SLANTER₇
SLAPPER₁₁
SLASHER₁₀
SLATHER₁₀
SLATIER₇
SLATTER₇
SLEDDER₉
SLEDGER₉
SLEEKER₁₁
SLEEPER₉
SLEEVER₁₀
SLENDER₈
SLENTER₇
SLICKER₁₃
SLIDDER₉
SLIMIER₉
SLIMMER₁₁
SLINGER₈
SLINKER₁₁
SLINTER₇
SLIOTAR₇
SLIPPER₁₁
SLITHER₁₀
SLITTER₇
SLOBBER₁₁
SLOGGER₉
SLOPIER₉
SLOTTER₇
SLUBBER₁₁
SLUGGER₉
SLUMBER₁₁
SLUMMER₁₁
SLURPER₉
VLOGGER₁₂

Letters by positionIn 93% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

F19%
B18%
C17%

3rd letter

A31%
U17%
I17%

4th letter

N17%
T11%
S10%

5th letter

T19%
K11%
G11%

6th letter

E93%
O2%
A2%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; KLEZMER tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 15 words
8 points: 14 words
99 points: 46 words
10 points: 46 words
1111 points: 35 words
12 points: 24 words
1313 points: 35 words
14 points: 10 words
1515 points: 9 words
16 points: 7 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 3 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KLEZMER	22	24	All three
BLITZER	18	20	Collins · NWL
ALCAZAR	18	20	All three
CLAQUER	18	21	All three
GLAZIER	17	19	All three
FLAXIER	17	18	All three
FLICKER	16	18	All three
FLYOVER	16	17	All three
FLUFFER	16	18	Collins · NWL
FLIVVER	16	19	All three
FLECKER	16	18	Collins only
FLACKER	16	18	Collins only

The pattern puts L in slot two and R in slot seven, leaving five positions open. Familiar matches include cluster, cleaner, bladder, slender, and plumber; less everyday options include klezmer and claquer. Just 27 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so recognizable examples sit beside many uncommon entries.

The pattern at a glance

247 entries match L-second, R-last; all have seven letters.
F leads the first-letter groups with 47, followed by B with 45 and C with 42.
S accounts for 38 matches, P for 32, and K for just 4.
Klezmer scores 22, the top score; blitzer, alcazar, and claquer each score 18.
Counts are 243 in Collins, 216 in NWL2023, and 198 in ENABLE.

Which first letters produce the most matches?

F, B, and C lead, with 47, 45, and 42 matches respectively. That distribution gives you three strong starting-letter branches before the smaller S group at 38 and P group at 32. The examples make those branches easy to spot: cluster and cleaner start with C, blogger and bladder with B, while flatter and flavour start with F.

Do not mistake familiar examples for the whole pattern. Only 27 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, and the 11-point average score sits well below klezmer’s 22. That score gap makes premium-letter options stand out beside everyday words such as cluster.

How to solve 7-letter words with L second and R last

Lock the two known letters first, then test starting letters in this order: F, B, C, S, P, G, A, and K. F alone contributes 47 matches, while K contributes 4, so working from the larger groups can quickly narrow the possibilities.

Compare the interiors of familiar matches: cluster spells C-L-U-S-T-E-R, while plumber gives P-L-U-M-B-E-R. Their different middle letters show why the fixed final R does not point to just one spelling family.

The dictionary counts also set a limit: Collins has 243 matches, compared with 216 in NWL2023 and 198 in ENABLE. Check your game’s word list before relying on a less familiar choice such as klezmer.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have L second and R last?

There are 247 seven-letter matches with L in position two and R in position seven. Familiar examples include cluster, cleaner, bladder, and plumber. The 27 most common entries are only a small part of the full set, so less familiar words appear too.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

Klezmer is the top scorer at 22 points. Blitzer, alcazar, and claquer each score 18, while glazier and flaxier score 17. Those premium-letter choices stand well above the pattern’s average score of 11.

Which starting letter has the most matches?

F has the most, with 47 matches. B follows with 45 and C with 42; together, those groups are much larger than K’s 4 matches. Examples include flatter for F, blogger for B, and cluster for C.

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