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

The fixed pattern leaves just 33 tournament-dictionary entries, and only 3 rank among the most common English words. CLOSURE is an instantly recognizable example; many others, such as CLIQUEY and FLEXURE, are less everyday choices. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes all 33, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include fewer.

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

• Exactly 33 words fit the seven-letter pattern.
• Collins includes 33 matches; ENABLE includes 24, and NWL2023 includes 25.
• Only 3 matches are common by English word-frequency ranking.
• P begins 11 words, ahead of C, which begins 9.
• S is the most frequent ending, with 11 words; E follows with 8.

Which letters start and end these words?

P and C account for 20 of the 33 openings: 11 words start with P and 9 with C. Examples include PLAGUED and PLAQUES for P, and CLOSURE and CLIQUES for C. F is next with 4 entries, so those two initial letters dominate the pattern.

The endings cluster too. Eleven words finish in S, including PLAQUES and PLAGUES, while 8 finish in E, as CLOSURE does. A final Y, as in CLIQUEY, is less frequent, appearing on 3 matches.

Checking the last letter can narrow a partly solved rack quickly.

Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?

CLIQUEY leads the scoring list at 21 points, followed by CLIQUED at 19. PLAQUES, CLIQUES and CLAQUES each score 18. The Q makes these options stand out, but the score depends on the word and the board; a premium square can change the play.

The average score is 12.8, yet the vocabulary is uneven: 29 entries have definitions, and just 3 meet the common-word cutoff. Treat obscure choices as dictionary-dependent rather than assuming every game accepts the same set. Collins has all 33 matches, compared with 24 in ENABLE and 25 in NWL2023, so check your game's word list before playing.

For a practical search, start with familiar candidates such as CLOSURE, then test less familiar forms like FLEXURE or ALIQUOT against your game's dictionary. The key pattern is fixed, but those spelling and vocabulary checks can separate a playable answer from a tempting misfit.