6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

I first and L third is a narrow slot: 23 matches in Collins, but only 18 survive in NWL2023 and 17 in ENABLE. ISLAND and INLAND are the two everyday anchors. Beyond those two, the set turns specialist: ILLTHS, INLOCK, and ISLING are typical, so treat most matches as words to verify rather than casual guesses.

6-letter words with I first and L third: what fits?

• All 23 matches start with I and put L in position three.
• Collins contains 23 matches; NWL2023 contains 18.
• ENABLE includes 17, so its set is smaller than Collins.
• ISLAND and INLAND are two of the 2 common matches.
• INLOCK scores 12 points; INLAYS and ILLTHS each score 9.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

ISLAND and INLAND are the clearest starting points for scanning the set: both fit I-L in the required positions and each scores 7. The frequency split is stark, though: just 2 entries are common under the top-25,000 cutoff. After those anchors, look for IDLING, INLAID, INLETS, and IGLOOS.

INLETS and INLAYS show how much the remaining letters can vary without changing the clue. INLAID adds a D ending, while ISLETS places S after the fixed pair. These are tournament-dictionary matches, but only entries accepted by your game's lexicon count during play.

Which I–L matches score most, and where are they accepted?

INLOCK leads with 12 points. INLAYS and ILLTHS follow at 9 each, while IDLING, ILLUME, INLACE, ILLIPE, and ILLUPI each score 8. ISLAND and INLAND score 7 apiece, making INLOCK the highest-scoring match despite being a less familiar word.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 23 matches, NWL2023 includes 18, and ENABLE includes 17. Check the word list your game uses before playing a less familiar form such as ILLTHS. To widen the search, the same I-and-L positions match 12 five-letter words and 28 seven-letter words.