5-Letter Words With L as the Second Letter and A as the Third
There are 183 five-letter words with L as the second letter and A as the third, including 48 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _LA__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With L as the Second Letter and A as the Third
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- PLACE A particular position, point, or area
- BLACK The darkest color, opposite of white
- CLASS A collection of things sharing a common attribute
- CLAIM An assertion that something is true or factual
- PLANT A living organism that typically grows in soil and has leaves
- GLASS A container for holding liquids while drinking
- PLANE An aircraft with fixed wings powered by propellers or jets
- BLAME To hold someone responsible for a fault or mistake
- PLATE A flat dish from which food is eaten
- FLASH A sudden intense burst of light or radiant energy
- PLAIN A large area of flat land with few trees
- BLAST A sudden, powerful explosion or gust of air
More Common Puzzle Answers
- ALARM
- BLADE
- BLANK
- FLAME
- CLASH
- PLAZA
- SLATE
- SLACK
- BLAZE
- SLASH
- FLARE
- FLANK
- SLANG
- FLAIR
- BLAND
- PLANK
- CLAMP
- GLAND
- GLARE
- PLAID
- GLAZE
- FLAKE
- FLASK
- SLANT
- CLASP
- FLACK
- LLAMA
- FLAKY
- GLADE
- CLANK
Show all 48 common puzzle answers All 48 common puzzle answers
- CLANG
- CLACK
- FLAIL
- PLAIT
- BLARE
- ELATE
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: P (16%), B (16%), C (16%)
- Most common last letter: S (28%), E (16%), T (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 20% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, P, C, E, N
- Most have 1 vowel (56%)
- 26% contain a repeated letter
- 48 of the 183 are common puzzle answers (26%)
Other Valid Words
135 additional dictionary words have L as the second letter and A as the third — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- PLANS
- PLAYS
- SLAVE
- FLAGS
- FLAWS
- FLATS
- SLAMS
- CLAWS
- SLAIN
- CLANS
- BLANC
- CLAIR
- SLADE
- FLAPS
- SLABS
- PLAYA
- SLAPS
- CLAMS
- ALAMO
- PLATT
- CLAPS
- CLAYS
- CLARY
- SLATS
- BLATT
- SLAYS
- CLARO
- GLANS
- SLAGS
- CLADE
Show all 135 words All 135 words
- FLAVA
- BLAIN
- GLACE
- CLAES
- CLAVE
- KLANG
- ULAMA
- PLATS
- LLANO
- BLASE
- ELAND
- ALANS
- BLART
- PLAGE
- SLATY
- ALAND
- SLAKE
- SLANE
- GLATT
- PLAST
- ALANG
- ALACK
- PLATY
- PLASM
- FLAYS
- ALATA
- BLAHS
- GLADY
- CLAST
- FLANS
- GLADS
- BLABS
- ALARY
- FLAMM
- ALANE
- PLACK
- PLAGA
- SLANK
- CLADS
- PLASH
- ELAIN
- VLAST
- BLASH
- GLAMP
- ALATE
- ALALA
- GLAMS
- FLAMS
- BLADY
- FLAKS
- GLARY
- CLACH
- BLATS
- BLATE
- FLARY
- FLANE
- CLATS
- ALANT
- BLADS
- BLAMS
- CLAME
- ELANS
- BLAYS
- CLART
- BLAGS
- ALAPS
- PLAPS
- ULANS
- FLAMY
- ALAYS
- BLAWS
- OLATE
- CLAGS
- SLART
- PLAUR
- BLAUD
- PLAIG
- FLABS
- SLAID
- ALAPA
- BLAES
- CLAUT
- PLAUD
- PLANC
- BLAWN
- CLAPT
- GLAUR
- BLAER
- SLAWS
- GLAIR
- FLAWN
- CLAVI
- FLAXY
- BLAFF
- GLAZY
- FLAWY
- SLAES
- FLAFF
- KLAPS
- PLAVS
- PLANH
- GLAUM
- GLAIK
- PLAAS
- ALAAP
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.