Word Lists · L _ _ _ N
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending in N
Every five-letter word that fits L _ _ _ N — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With L and End in N?
The L…N shape covers 34 words, with 7 in the answer pool. Follow up with LEARN — about 96.7% of the remaining answers gone.
No single second letter dominates: I leads with just 9 of 34 words (26%), O close behind at 9. Square two is a genuine unknown on this shape.
97% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 7 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit L _ _ _ N
Once L and N are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 LEARN — eliminates about 96.7% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 LADEN — eliminates about 95.5% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 LEMON — eliminates about 94.1% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run I (9), O (9), A (8), E (5). On a L···N board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
L···N Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
6 appearances in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — LIVEN (#1907, 2026-09-08), LIKEN (#1782, 2026-05-06), LADEN (#1755, 2026-04-09), LINEN (#1718, 2026-03-03), LEARN (#922, 2023-12-28), LEMON (#567, 2023-01-07). That leaves 2 candidates the puzzle has never used — LOGIN, LUMEN.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1907 | 2026-09-08 | LIVEN |
| #1782 | 2026-05-06 | LIKEN |
| #1755 | 2026-04-09 | LADEN |
| #1718 | 2026-03-03 | LINEN |
| #922 | 2023-12-28 | LEARN |
| #567 | 2023-01-07 | LEMON |
Never used as an answer
2 answer-eligible L···N words have never been the solution: LOGIN, LUMEN . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 27 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
L···N Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 34 L···N words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 1 | 3% |
| Exactly 2 | 32 | 94% |
| 3 or more | 1 | 3% |
And the most common second letters among L···N words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after L:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| LI···N | 9 |
| LO···N | 9 |
| LA···N | 8 |
| LE···N | 5 |
| LU···N | 2 |
| LY···N | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after L splits the list fastest — LI alone accounts for 9 of the 34 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 26 of the 34 words here use five different letters and 8 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 2 never-used L···N words above remain the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with L and end in N?
There are 34 valid five-letter words that start with L and end in N in our Wordle dictionary, and 7 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the L···N list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best L···N words for Wordle?
LEARN, LADEN, LEMON are the strongest. LEARN eliminates about 96.7% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed L and N, guessing LEARN both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which L to N words have been Wordle answers?
6 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was LIVEN (#1907) on 2026-09-08, and the first was LEMON on 2023-01-07. 2 answer-eligible L···N words have never come up, including LOGIN, LUMEN. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these L···N words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once L and N are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 26 of the 34 words use five distinct letters and 8 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in L···N words?
I — LI accounts for 9 of the 34 words (26%), ahead of LO with 9. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do L···N words usually have?
97% of these 34 words carry two or more vowels — 32 have exactly two and 1 have three or more, against 1 with one or fewer. With L and N already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.