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6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter total 422, with D and R the leading final letters.

422 wordsTop pick CALLEDHighest score TOLZEY 18

82 of 422 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (422 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 82 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 82 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 422

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ALLEES6
  • ALLIED7
  • ALLIES6
  • ASLEEP8
  • AULDER7
  • BALDED10
  • BALDER9
  • BALEEN8
  • BALKED13
  • BALKER12
  • BALLED9
  • BALLER8
  • BALLET8
  • BALMED11
  • BELEED9
  • BELEES8
  • BELIED9
  • BELIEF11
  • BELIER8
  • BELIES8
  • BELLED9
  • BELLES8
  • BELTED9
  • BELTER8
  • BILGED10
  • BILGES9
  • BILKED13
  • BILKER12
  • BILLED9
  • BILLER8
  • BILLET8
  • BOLDED10
  • BOLDEN9
  • BOLDER9
  • BOLLED9
  • BOLLEN8
  • BOLTED9
  • BOLTER8
  • BULBED11
  • BULBEL10
  • BULGED10
  • BULGER9
  • BULGES9
  • BULKED13
  • BULKER12
  • BULLED9
  • BULLER8
  • BULLET8
  • BULLEY11
  • BULSES8
  • CALCED11
  • CALCES10
  • CALKED13
  • CALKER12
  • CALLED9
  • CALLEE8
  • CALLER8
  • CALLET8
  • CALMED11
  • CALMER10
  • CALVED12
  • CALVER11
  • CALVES11
  • CALXES15
  • CELLED9
  • COLDER9
  • COLIES8
  • COLLED9
  • COLLET8
  • COLTED9
  • COLTER8
  • CULLED9
  • CULLER8
  • CULLET8
  • CULMED11
  • CULMEN10
  • CULTER8
  • CULVER11
  • DALLES7
  • DELVED11
  • DELVER10
  • DELVES10
  • DILLED8
  • DOLCES9
  • DOLLED8
  • DOLMEN9
  • DULCES9
  • DULCET9
  • DULLED8
  • DULLER7
  • DULSES7
  • EELIER6
  • FALCES11
  • FALLEN9
  • FALLER9
  • FALSED10
  • FALSER9
  • FALSES9
  • FALTER9
  • FELLED10
  • FELLER9
  • FELTED10
  • FELTER9
  • FILLED10
  • FILLER9
  • FILLES9
  • FILLET9
  • FILMED12
  • FILMER11
  • FILTER9
  • FOLDED11
  • FOLDER10
  • FOLIES9
  • FOLLES9
  • FULLED10
  • FULLER9
  • GALLED8
  • GALLET7
  • GALLEY10
  • GELDED9
  • GELDER8
  • GELEES7
  • GELLED8
  • GILDED9
  • GILDEN8
  • GILDER8
  • GILLED8
  • GILLER7
  • GILLET7
  • GILPEY12
  • GOLDEN8
  • GOLDER8
  • GOLFED11
  • GOLFER10
  • GOLLER7
  • GOLPES9
  • GULDEN8
  • GULFED11
  • GULLED8
  • GULLER7
  • GULLET7
  • GULLEY10
  • GULPED10
  • GULPER9
  • GYLDEN11
  • HALFEN12
  • HALIER9
  • HALLEL9
  • HALOED10
  • HALOES9
  • HALSED10
  • HALSER9
  • HALSES9
  • HALTED10
  • HALTER9
  • HALVED13
  • HALVER12
  • HALVES12
  • HELLED10
  • HELLER9
  • HELMED12
  • HELMER11
  • HELMET11
  • HELPED12
  • HELPER11
  • HELVED13
  • HELVES12
  • HILLED10
  • HILLER9
  • HILTED10
  • HOLDEN10
  • HOLDER10
  • HOLIER9
  • HOLIES9
  • HOLKED14
  • HOLLER9
  • HOLMES11
  • HOLPEN11
  • HULKED14
  • HULLED10
  • HULLER9
  • INLIER6
  • JELLED14
  • JILLET13
  • JILTED14
  • JILTER13
  • JOLLED14
  • JOLLEY16
  • JOLTED14
  • JOLTER13
  • KELPED13
  • KELPER12
  • KELTER10
  • KILLED11
  • KILLER10
  • KILNED11
  • KILTED11
  • KILTER10
  • KYLIES13
  • KYLOES13
  • LALLED7
  • LILIED7
  • LILIES6
  • LILLED7
  • LILTED7
  • LOLLED7
  • LOLLER6
  • LULLED7
  • LULLER6
  • MALFED12
  • MALLED9
  • MALLEE8
  • MALLEI8
  • MALLET8
  • MALTED9
  • MELDED10
  • MELDER9
  • MELEES8
  • MELLED9
  • MELTED9
  • MELTER8
  • MILDED10
  • MILDEN9
  • MILDER9
  • MILDEW12
  • MILIEU8
  • MILKED13
  • MILKEN12
  • MILKER12
  • MILLED9
  • MILLER8
  • MILLES8
  • MILLET8
  • MILNEB10
  • MILSEY11
  • MILTED9
  • MILTER8
  • MOLDED10
  • MOLDER9
  • MOLIES8
  • MOLTED9
  • MOLTEN8
  • MOLTER8
  • MULIES8
  • MULLED9
  • MULLEN8
  • MULLER8
  • MULLET8
  • MULLEY11
  • MULSES8
  • NELIES6
  • NILLED7
  • NULLED7
  • OILIER6
  • OILLET6
  • OILMEN8
  • OLLIED7
  • OLLIES6
  • OULDER7
  • OWLIER9
  • PALIER8
  • PALKEE12
  • PALLED9
  • PALLET8
  • PALMED11
  • PALMER10
  • PALPED11
  • PALTER8
  • PELLET8
  • PELMET10
  • PELTED9
  • PELTER8
  • PELVES11
  • PHLOEM13
  • PILFER11
  • PILLED9
  • POLDER9
  • POLIES8
  • POLJES15
  • POLKED13
  • POLLED9
  • POLLEE8
  • POLLEN8
  • POLLER8
  • POLLEX15
  • POLTED9
  • PULIER8
  • PULLED9
  • PULLER8
  • PULLET8
  • PULLEY11
  • PULPED11
  • PULPER10
  • PULSED9
  • PULSER8
  • PULSES8
  • PULVER11
  • RELIED7
  • RELIEF9
  • RELIER6
  • RELIES6
  • RILIER6
  • RILLED7
  • RILLES6
  • RILLET6
  • ROLFED10
  • ROLFER9
  • ROLLED7
  • ROLLER6
  • RULIER6
  • SALLEE6
  • SALLES6
  • SALLET6
  • SALSES6
  • SALTED7
  • SALTER6
  • SALUED7
  • SALUES6
  • SALVED10
  • SALVER9
  • SALVES9
  • SELFED10
  • SELLER6
  • SELLES6
  • SELVES9
  • SILKED11
  • SILKEN10
  • SILLER6
  • SILOED7
  • SILOES6
  • SILTED7
  • SILVER9
  • SILVEX16
  • SOLDER7
  • SOLDES7
  • SOLGEL7
  • SOLLER6
  • SOLOED7
  • SOLOES6
  • SOLVED10
  • SOLVER9
  • SOLVES9
  • SPLEEN8
  • SULKED11
  • SULKER10
  • SULLEN6
  • TALCED9
  • TALKED11
  • TALKER10
  • TALLER6
  • TALLET6
  • TALWEG10
  • TELFER9
  • TELLEN6
  • TELLER6
  • TELNET6
  • TILDES7
  • TILLED7
  • TILLER6
  • TILTED7
  • TILTER6
  • TOLLED7
  • TOLLER6
  • TOLSEL6
  • TOLSEY9
  • TOLTER6
  • TOLZEY18
  • TULLES6
  • UGLIED8
  • UGLIER7
  • UGLIES7
  • VALLEY12
  • VALSED10
  • VALSES9
  • VALUED10
  • VALUER9
  • VALUES9
  • VALVED13
  • VALVES12
  • VELLET9
  • VELVET12
  • VOLLEY12
  • VOLTED10
  • VOLTES9
  • VOLVED13
  • VOLVES12
  • VULNED10
  • WALIER9
  • WALIES9
  • WALKED14
  • WALKER13
  • WALLED10
  • WALLER9
  • WALLET9
  • WALLEY12
  • WELDED11
  • WELDER10
  • WELKED14
  • WELKES13
  • WELLED10
  • WELTED10
  • WELTER9
  • WILDED11
  • WILDER10
  • WILIER9
  • WILLED10
  • WILLER9
  • WILLET9
  • WILLEY12
  • WILTED10
  • WOLFED13
  • WOLFER12
  • WOLVED13
  • WOLVER12
  • WOLVES12
  • WULLED10
  • YELLED10
  • YELLER9
  • YELMED12
  • YELPED12
  • YELPER11
  • YOLKED14
Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 6th letter is D.
1st letter
  1. B11%
  2. M10%
  3. P9%
2nd letter
  1. A23%
  2. O20%
  3. I20%
4th letter
  1. L33%
  2. T11%
  3. I9%
6th letter
  1. D34%
  2. R29%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; TOLZEY tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 42 words
  2. 7 points: 39 words
  3. 88 points: 73 words
  4. 9 points: 101 words
  5. 1010 points: 60 words
  6. 11 points: 40 words
  7. 1212 points: 31 words
  8. 13 points: 21 words
  9. 1414 points: 9 words
  10. 15 points: 3 words
  11. 1616 points: 2 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
TOLZEY1818Collins only
JOLLEY1619Collins only
SILVEX1618All three
POLLEX1518All three
CALXES1517All three
POLJES1519Collins only
WALKED1415All three
JILTED1417All three
JOLTED1417All three
JELLED1418All three
HULKED1415All three
YOLKED1414All three

This pattern fixes L in the middle-left and E one space before the end: _ _ L _ E _. Its 422 matches make it the broadest set among these pages, and familiar examples include SILVER, VALLEY, GOLDEN, RELIEF, and FILTER. D closes 145 words and R closes 124, so the final slot quickly divides the search.

Which endings narrow the 422 matches fastest?

  • 422 words match the third-position L and fifth-position E frame.
  • D ends 145 matches, while R ends 124.
  • B starts 45 words, the largest first-letter group; M starts 41.
  • TOLZEY is the top recorded scorer at 18 points.

How should you use the examples and scores?

Look at the sixth letter first: D and R account for the biggest groups, with 145 and 124 matches. SILVER, RELIEF, and FILTER show the R branch; CALLED, KILLED, and HELPED show the D branch. Those named words turn a broad letter frame into two workable clue paths.

The other endings thin out quickly. S closes 67 matches, T closes 29, and N closes 23; only five entries end in E. An unusual final E is therefore a useful check when the crossing letters are already fixed, while the D and R families deserve the first scan.

D and R are the two main closing branches. SILVER, RELIEF, and FILTER illustrate R endings. CALLED, KILLED, and HELPED illustrate D endings.

How do scores and meanings narrow the choices?

Among familiar choices, SILVER, VALLEY, GOLDEN, VALUES, RELIEF, and FILTER cover different meanings and endings. B is the most common opening letter with 45 words, followed by M at 41 and P at 37. When the first square is open, testing those leading initials can guide a dictionary search.

TOLZEY tops the scoring list at 18, followed by JOLLEY and SILVEX at 16. POLLEX, CALXES, and POLJES score 15. These are specialist plays, not reliable everyday guesses; WALKED appears farther down at 14 and may be easier to recognize, depending on the clue.

Split the endings before scanning examples

Tip

D and R do the heavy lifting; six-letter words with L third and E fifth also include rare final-E forms.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have L third and E fifth?
There are 422 matches for this exact frame. The final letter is often D or R: 145 end in D and 124 in R. Examples include CALLED and SILVER, which make those two large branches easy to distinguish.
Which final letters appear most often in this pattern?
D is the most frequent ending with 145 words, followed by R with 124 and S with 67. T closes 29 entries, while just five end in E. Use the sixth letter as an efficient filter once the middle positions are known.
What word scores highest with L third and E fifth?
TOLZEY leads the scoring examples at 18 points. JOLLEY and SILVEX score 16, with POLLEX, CALXES, and POLJES at 15. These uncommon entries suit score checks more than meaning clues, so verify an unfamiliar choice in your game’s word list.

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