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

The pattern is _N_L___, so the N and L stay fixed while you fill five other tiles. The qualifying set includes 105 tournament-dictionary words; Collins has all of them, while NWL2023 has 77 and ENABLE has 73. Just 11 entries rank among the commonest English words, so start with familiar options such as INCLUDE and ENGLISH before reaching for obscure plays.

At a glance: the N-and-L pattern

• There are 105 seven-letter matches for the fixed N and L positions.
• U is the most frequent first letter, beginning 36 matches; A begins 28.
• Only 11 matches are common English words by frequency.
• INCLUDE, ENGLISH, and ENDLESS are recognizable options to check first.
• ANALYZE is the top scorer at 19 points.

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

There are 105 7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter. The opening letter is often U or A: UNCLEAR, UNCLEAN, and UNBLOCK show the first pattern, while ANALYST and ANALOGY show the second.

The endings vary more than the middle. INCLUDE and ENCLAVE finish with E, ENDLESS ends in S, and ANALYST ends in T. If you already know the first or last tile, use that clue to narrow the possibilities rather than treating every match as equally likely.

Which matching words score highest?

ANALYZE leads the scoring examples at 19 points, with UNBLOCK and INKLIKE next at 15 each. INKLIKE is less familiar, so check your game's word list before building a play around it.

The average score is 10.2, but the highest total is not always the best board play. ANALYZE carries a Z; placing it on a premium square can change the result, while a familiar word such as INCLUDE may fit a crowded board more cleanly. Eighty entries have definitions, but many matches are uncommon.