6-letter words with I as the 5th letter and L as the 6th letter

The pattern is fixed at _ _ _ _ I L, so every answer ends in IL. Familiar choices include RETAIL, PENCIL, FOSSIL, and LENTIL; rarer entries such as JEZAIL and FRAZIL make the scoring range less predictable. Collins includes all 80 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 57, so a game's dictionary can change which answers are playable.

How many 6-letter words have I 5th and L 6th?

• There are 80 tournament-dictionary words matching the pattern _ _ _ _ I L.
• RETAIL, PENCIL, FOSSIL, and WEEVIL are familiar examples; 10 entries rank among common English words.
• JEZAIL leads the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points, ahead of FRAZIL at 18.
• R begins 9 matches, the largest first-letter group; U begins 8.
• A dictionary definition exists for 55 of the 80 matches.

Which matching words score the most?

JEZAIL is the top scorer at 22 points, while BRAZIL, BENZIL, and MEZAIL each score 17. Those unusual letter combinations can outscore everyday words such as RETAIL, which is not among the ten highest scorers.

The first letters are unevenly spread: R leads with 9 entries, followed by U with 8. A, B, and P each start 7 words, so checking those letters first narrows a blank-tile search faster than scanning every possible start.

How should you narrow the 6-letter words with I 5th and L 6th?

Start with the first four letters you already have, then test familiar endings such as RETAIL, DETAIL, and PENCIL. The shared final IL is guaranteed; the first four positions do the real work of separating candidates. The average score across the whole set is 9.2 points.

A dictionary check matters here: Collins has 23 more matching entries than ENABLE or NWL2023. The 10 common words are only a fraction of the 80, so an unfamiliar answer is not automatically invalid. Confirm it against your game's word list before committing.