6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and L as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _LL___, with both Ls fixed in the middle. Just six entries count as common: allows, allies, allied, alloys, allege, and allure. The remaining matches include specialized forms, and dictionary coverage differs sharply, so verify a doubtful word against the list used in your game.

Quick facts about the double-L pattern

• There are 36 words admitted by at least one of the three tournament dictionaries.
• A starts 20 entries; I starts 8, O starts 5, U starts 2, and E starts 1.
• S is the final letter in 16 entries; E closes 10.
• OLLAMH scores 11, the highest listed total; ALLIAK follows at 10.

Which words fit the double-L pattern?

The familiar core is short: allows, allies, allied, alloys, allege, and allure are the six words classed as common. They show why the pattern is easy to recognize despite its small total: the double L appears in ordinary verbs and nouns, not only specialist vocabulary.

Other examples give you a useful cross-check while solving: allude, allots, allays, and alleys keep the same LL pair but change the final letters. Sixteen matches end in S and ten end in E, so those two endings account for most of the practical choices.

The initial-letter split narrows the search quickly: 20 begin with A, while 8 begin with I and 5 with O. Start with A when the first letter is unknown, but remember that the set also includes words beginning with U and E.

How do scoring and dictionary rules affect your choices?

Scores reward a less familiar answer here. OLLAMH, worth 11 points in Scrabble, beats ALLIAK at 10; the more recognizable allows, alloys, alleys, and allays each score 9. The double L itself is low-value, so the total comes from the other letters, especially M and H.

Dictionary coverage is the catch: Collins has 34 matches, compared with 23 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one list can fail in another, so settle the game dictionary before risking an unfamiliar entry such as OLLAMH.

For 6-letter words with L as the 2nd and 3rd letter, use the ending to narrow your options: allows, alloys, and alleys end in S; allege, allure, and allele end in E. Consider the 11-point scorer only when your game's word list accepts it.