7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

The pattern is _L_T___, and its matches run from everyday clothes, platoon and plateau to less obvious candidates such as blitzer and glutton. Only 11 of them are common by frequency. Collins lists all 120, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include fewer.

The pattern at a glance

• 120 seven-letter words match _L_T___ across the tournament dictionaries.
• F starts 26 matches; P follows with 22.
• R closes 27 words, more than any other final letter; S ends 22.
• ZLOTYCH scores 24 Scrabble points, the highest score.

How many 7-letter words have L second and T fourth?

Exactly 120 words fit this pattern, compared with 550 when A replaces L in the second position and T stays fourth. That contrast makes L a restrictive clue: lock in the known tiles, then test likely first and final letters instead of guessing all seven positions.

F and P begin 48 matches combined. Clothes, flatter, flatten, plateau, and plotted show how varied the openings can be. The endings are more spread out: R leads with 27, S has 22, and D has 19.

Words such as clothes and clothed share much of their shape, while platter and plotter offer another near-pair. Compare the final letters carefully when the clue is almost solved; a familiar-looking match can still differ in its last tile.

Scores and dictionary differences

ZLOTYCH leads the score list at 24 points, followed by KLUTZES at 20 and BLITZED and PLOTZED at 19 apiece. The average score is 10.7. Rare, high-value letters drive the top of the leaderboard, while familiar words such as clothes and plateau do not appear among the highest scorers.

Collins contains all 120 matches; NWL2023 has 102, and ENABLE has 95. A word accepted in one game can fail in another, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry. For 7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter, pattern fit alone does not guarantee acceptance.