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

The 552 7-letter words with A second and L third include familiar picks like TALKING and BALANCE, plus PALAZZO at 27 points.

552 wordsTop pick TALKINGHighest score PALAZZO 27

41 of 552 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (916 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 41 · most-used first

TALKING₁₂
CALLING₁₀
WALKING₁₅
BALANCE₁₁
FALLING₁₁
GALLERY₁₁
HALFWAY₁₉
TALENTS₇
BALLOON₉
CALCIUM₁₃
BALCONY₁₄
PALETTE₉
HALLWAY₁₆
FALLOUT₁₀
CALIBER₁₁
MALARIA₉
SALVAGE₁₁
BALLOTS₉
GALLONS₈
RALLIES₇
VALLEYS₁₃
FALSELY₁₃
CALORIE₉
FALCONS₁₂
TALLEST₇
WALKERS₁₄
MALWARE₁₂
WALLETS₁₀
CALMING₁₂
VALIANT₁₀
PALACES₁₁
RALLIED₈
CALIBRE₁₁
FALLACY₁₅
GALLANT₈
BALLADS₁₀
BALLAST₉
WALKWAY₂₀
GALILEE₈
SALIENT₇
CALLERS₉

All valid words 552

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

BALADIN₁₀
BALAFON₁₂
BALANCE₁₁
BALASES₉
BALATAS₉
BALBOAS₁₁
BALCONY₁₄
BALDEST₁₀
BALDIER₁₀
BALDIES₁₀
BALDING₁₁
BALDISH₁₃
BALDRIC₁₂
BALEENS₉
BALEFUL₁₂
BALINGS₁₀
BALISTA₉
BALKERS₁₃
BALKIER₁₃
BALKILY₁₆
BALKING₁₄
BALLADE₁₀
BALLADS₁₀
BALLANS₉
BALLANT₉
BALLAST₉
BALLATS₉
BALLBOY₁₄
BALLERS₉
BALLETS₉
BALLIER₉
BALLIES₉
BALLING₁₀
BALLIUM₁₁
BALLONS₉
BALLOON₉
BALLOTS₉
BALLOWS₁₂
BALLSED₁₀
BALLSES₉
BALLUPS₁₁
BALLUTE₉
BALMIER₁₁
BALMILY₁₄
BALMING₁₂
BALNEAL₉
BALONEY₁₂
BALSAMS₁₁
BALSAMY₁₄
CALALOO₉
CALALUS₉
CALAMAR₁₁
CALAMUS₁₁
CALANDO₁₀
CALATHI₁₂
CALCARS₁₁
CALCIFY₁₇
CALCINE₁₁
CALCITE₁₁
CALCIUM₁₃
CALCULI₁₁
CALDERA₁₀
CALDRON₁₀
CALECHE₁₄
CALENDS₁₀
CALESAS₉
CALIBER₁₁
CALIBRE₁₁
CALICES₁₁
CALICHE₁₄
CALICLE₁₁
CALICOS₁₁
CALIGOS₁₀
CALIMAS₁₁
CALIPEE₁₁
CALIPER₁₁
CALIPHS₁₄
CALIVER₁₂
CALIXES₁₆
CALKERS₁₃
CALKING₁₄
CALKINS₁₃
CALLAIS₉
CALLANS₉
CALLANT₉
CALLBOY₁₄
CALLEES₉
CALLERS₉
CALLETS₉
CALLING₁₀
CALLOPS₁₁
CALLOSE₉
CALLOUS₉
CALLOUT₉
CALLOWS₁₂
CALLUNA₉
CALMANT₁₁
CALMEST₁₁
CALMIER₁₁
CALMING₁₂
CALOMEL₁₁
CALORIC₁₁
CALORIE₉
CALOTTE₉
CALOYER₁₂
CALPACK₁₇
CALPACS₁₃
CALPAIN₁₁
CALQUED₁₉
CALQUES₁₈
CALTHAS₁₂
CALTRAP₁₁
CALTROP₁₁
CALUMBA₁₃
CALUMET₁₁
CALUMNY₁₄
CALVARY₁₅
CALVERS₁₂
CALVING₁₃
CALYCES₁₄
CALYCLE₁₄
CALYPSO₁₄
CALYXES₁₉
CALZONE₁₈
CALZONI₁₈
DALAPON₁₀
DALASIS₈
DALEDHS₁₂
DALETHS₁₁
DALGYTE₁₂
DALLIED₉
DALLIER₈
DALLIES₈
DALLOPS₁₀
DALTONS₈
FALAFEL₁₃
FALBALA₁₂
FALCADE₁₃
FALCATE₁₂
FALCONS₁₂
FALCULA₁₂
FALDAGE₁₂
FALLACY₁₅
FALLALS₁₀
FALLERS₁₀
FALLING₁₁
FALLOFF₁₆
FALLOUT₁₀
FALLOWS₁₃
FALSELY₁₃
FALSERS₁₀
FALSEST₁₀
FALSIES₁₀
FALSIFY₁₆
FALSING₁₁
FALSISH₁₃
FALSISM₁₂
FALSITY₁₃
FALTERS₁₀
GALABEA₁₀
GALABIA₁₀
GALAGES₉
GALAGOS₉
GALANGA₉
GALANTY₁₁
GALATEA₈
GALAXES₁₅
GALEATE₈
GALENAS₈
GALENIC₁₀
GALERES₈
GALETTE₈
GALILEE₈
GALIOTS₈
GALIPOT₁₀
GALLANT₈
GALLATE₈
GALLEIN₈
GALLEON₈
GALLERY₁₁
GALLETA₈
GALLETS₈
GALLEYS₁₁
GALLFLY₁₄
GALLICA₁₀
GALLIED₉
GALLIES₈
GALLING₉
GALLIOT₈
GALLISE₈
GALLIUM₁₀
GALLIZE₁₇
GALLNUT₈
GALLOCK₁₄
GALLONS₈
GALLOON₈
GALLOOT₈
GALLOPS₁₀
GALLOUS₈
GALLOWS₁₁
GALOCHE₁₃
GALOOTS₈
GALOPED₁₁
GALOPIN₁₀
GALORES₈
GALOSHE₁₁
GALUMPH₁₅
GALUTHS₁₁
GALYACS₁₃
GALYAKS₁₅
HALACHA₁₅
HALAKAH₁₇
HALAKHA₁₇
HALAKIC₁₆
HALALAH₁₃
HALALAS₁₀
HALAVAH₁₆
HALBERD₁₃
HALBERT₁₂
HALCYON₁₅
HALFLIN₁₃
HALFWAY₁₉
HALFWIT₁₆
HALIBUT₁₂
HALIDES₁₁
HALIDOM₁₃
HALIERS₁₀
HALIMOT₁₂
HALITES₁₀
HALITUS₁₀
HALLAHS₁₃
HALLALI₁₀
HALLALS₁₀
HALLANS₁₀
HALLELS₁₀
HALLIAN₁₀
HALLING₁₁
HALLION₁₀
HALLOAS₁₀
HALLOED₁₁
HALLOES₁₀
HALLOOS₁₀
HALLOTH₁₃
HALLOWS₁₃
HALLWAY₁₆
HALLYON₁₃
HALOGEN₁₁
HALOIDS₁₁
HALOING₁₁
HALOUMI₁₂
HALSERS₁₀
HALSING₁₁
HALTERE₁₀
HALTERS₁₀
HALTING₁₁
HALVAHS₁₆
HALVERS₁₃
HALVING₁₄
HALYARD₁₄
JALAPIC₁₈
JALAPIN₁₆
JALOPPY₂₁
JALOUSE₁₄
KALENDS₁₂
KALIANS₁₁
KALIMBA₁₅
KALIPHS₁₆
KALIUMS₁₃
KALMIAS₁₃
KALONGS₁₂
KALPACS₁₅
KALPAKS₁₇
LALANGS₈
LALDIES₈
LALIQUE₁₆
LALLAND₈
LALLANS₇
LALLING₈
MALACCA₁₃
MALACIA₁₁
MALAISE₉
MALANGA₁₀
MALARIA₉
MALARKY₁₆
MALATES₉
MALAXED₁₇
MALAXES₁₆
MALEATE₉
MALEFIC₁₄
MALGRED₁₁
MALGRES₁₀
MALICED₁₂
MALICES₁₁
MALICHO₁₄
MALIGNS₁₀
MALINES₉
MALISMS₁₁
MALISON₉
MALKINS₁₃
MALLAMS₁₁
MALLARD₁₀
MALLEES₉
MALLETS₉
MALLEUS₉
MALLING₁₀
MALLOWS₁₂
MALMAGS₁₂
MALMIER₁₁
MALMSEY₁₄
MALODOR₁₀
MALONIC₁₁
MALTASE₉
MALTEDS₁₀
MALTHAS₁₂
MALTIER₉
MALTING₁₀
MALTMAN₁₁
MALTMEN₁₁
MALTOLS₉
MALTOSE₉
MALWARE₁₂
NALLAHS₁₀
PALABRA₁₁
PALACED₁₂
PALACES₁₁
PALADIN₁₀
PALAGIS₁₀
PALAMAE₁₁
PALAPAS₁₁
PALASES₉
PALATAL₉
PALATED₁₀
PALATES₉
PALAVER₁₂
PALAZZI₂₇
PALAZZO₂₇
PALEATE₉
PALETOT₉
PALETTE₉
PALFREY₁₅
PALIEST₉
PALIKAR₁₃
PALINGS₁₀
PALINKA₁₃
PALKEES₁₃
PALLAHS₁₂
PALLETS₉
PALLIAL₉
PALLIER₉
PALLING₁₀
PALLIUM₁₁
PALLONE₉
PALLORS₉
PALMARY₁₄
PALMATE₁₁
PALMERS₁₁
PALMFUL₁₄
PALMIER₁₁
PALMIES₁₁
PALMIET₁₁
PALMING₁₂
PALMIST₁₁
PALMTOP₁₃
PALMYRA₁₄
PALOLOS₉
PALOOKA₁₃
PALPATE₁₁
PALPING₁₂
PALSHIP₁₄
PALSIED₁₀
PALSIER₉
PALSIES₉
PALTERS₉
PALUDAL₁₀
PALUDIC₁₂
RALLIED₈
RALLIER₇
RALLIES₇
RALLINE₇
RALLYES₁₀
RALPHED₁₃
SALAAMS₉
SALABLE₉
SALABLY₁₂
SALADES₈
SALAMIS₉
SALAMON₉
SALBAND₁₀
SALCHOW₁₅
SALFERN₁₀
SALICES₉
SALICET₉
SALICIN₉
SALIENT₇
SALIGOT₈
SALINAS₇
SALINES₇
SALIVAL₁₀
SALIVAS₁₀
SALLADS₈
SALLALS₇
SALLEES₇
SALLETS₇
SALLIED₈
SALLIER₇
SALLIES₇
SALLOWS₁₀
SALLOWY₁₃
SALMONS₉
SALMONY₁₂
SALOONS₇
SALOOPS₉
SALPIAN₉
SALPIDS₁₀
SALPINX₁₆
SALSAED₈
SALSIFY₁₃
SALTANT₇
SALTATE₇
SALTATO₇
SALTBOX₁₆
SALTCAT₉
SALTERN₇
SALTERS₇
SALTERY₁₀
SALTEST₇
SALTIER₇
SALTIES₇
SALTILY₁₀
SALTINE₇
SALTING₈
SALTIRE₇
SALTISH₁₀
SALTOED₈
SALTPAN₉
SALUING₈
SALUKIS₁₁
SALUTED₈
SALUTER₇
SALUTES₇
SALVAGE₁₁
SALVERS₁₀
SALVETE₁₀
SALVIAS₁₀
SALVING₁₁
SALVOED₁₁
SALVOES₁₀
SALVORS₁₀
SALWARS₁₀
TALANTS₇
TALARIA₇
TALAUNT₇
TALAYOT₁₀
TALBOTS₉
TALCIER₉
TALCING₁₀
TALCKED₁₄
TALCOSE₉
TALCOUS₉
TALCUMS₁₁
TALEFUL₁₀
TALENTS₇
TALIONS₇
TALIPAT₉
TALIPED₁₀
TALIPES₉
TALIPOT₉
TALKBOX₂₀
TALKERS₁₁
TALKIER₁₁
TALKIES₁₁
TALKING₁₂
TALLAGE₈
TALLATS₇
TALLBOY₁₂
TALLENT₇
TALLEST₇
TALLETS₇
TALLIED₈
TALLIER₇
TALLIES₇
TALLISH₁₀
TALLITH₁₀
TALLITS₇
TALLOLS₇
TALLOTS₇
TALLOWS₁₀
TALLOWY₁₃
TALLYHO₁₃
TALMUDS₁₀
TALONED₈
TALOOKA₁₁
TALUKAS₁₁
TALUSES₇
TALWEGS₁₁
VALANCE₁₂
VALENCE₁₂
VALENCY₁₅
VALERIC₁₂
VALETAS₁₀
VALETED₁₁
VALETES₁₀
VALGOID₁₂
VALGOUS₁₁
VALIANT₁₀
VALIDER₁₁
VALIDLY₁₄
VALINES₁₀
VALISES₁₀
VALKYRS₁₇
VALLARY₁₃
VALLATE₁₀
VALLEYS₁₃
VALLUMS₁₂
VALONEA₁₀
VALONIA₁₀
VALOURS₁₀
VALSING₁₁
VALUATE₁₀
VALUERS₁₀
VALUING₁₁
VALUTAS₁₀
VALVATE₁₃
VALVING₁₄
VALVULA₁₃
VALVULE₁₃
WALDOES₁₁
WALIEST₁₀
WALISES₁₀
WALKERS₁₄
WALKIES₁₄
WALKING₁₅
WALKOUT₁₄
WALKUPS₁₆
WALKWAY₂₀
WALLABA₁₂
WALLABY₁₅
WALLAHS₁₃
WALLERS₁₀
WALLETS₁₀
WALLEYE₁₃
WALLEYS₁₃
WALLIER₁₀
WALLIES₁₀
WALLING₁₁
WALLOPS₁₂
WALLOWS₁₃
WALNUTS₁₀
WALTIER₁₀
WALTZED₂₀
WALTZER₁₉
WALTZES₁₉

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C14%
S12%
P10%

4th letter

L28%
A12%
I11%

5th letter

I20%
A13%
O12%

6th letter

E22%
N13%
R8%

7th letter

S38%
E10%
T7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; PALAZZO tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 40 words
8 points: 44 words
99 points: 87 words
10 points: 108 words
1111 points: 89 words
12 points: 49 words
1313 points: 49 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 14 words
16 points: 17 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PALAZZO	27	29	All three
PALAZZI	27	29	All three
JALOPPY	21	25	All three
WALKWAY	20	20	All three
WALTZED	20	21	All three
TALKBOX	20	22	Collins only
HALFWAY	19	18	All three
WALTZES	19	20	All three
WALTZER	19	20	All three
CALYXES	19	20	All three
CALQUED	19	22	All three
CALZONE	18	21	All three

The pattern is _AL____: keep A and L fixed, then test the remaining four tiles against your crossing letters. TALKING, CALLING, WALKING, BALANCE, and BALLOON show how widely these positions occur in everyday vocabulary. The full set spans tournament dictionaries, but only 41 entries rank among the most common English words, so a pattern match is not always a familiar word.

How many 7-letter words have A second and L third?

There are 552 tournament-dictionary matches for the _AL____ pattern.
Only 41 matches are in the common-word group; TALKING and BALANCE are familiar examples.
C begins 76 matches and S begins 68; P is next with 53.
A total of 212 matches end in S, compared with 57 ending in E.
Collins has 538 matches, NWL2023 has 430, and ENABLE has 390; those dictionary totals overlap.

Which first and last letters narrow the search?

C is the strongest starting-letter clue, with 76 matches, while S accounts for 68. Try familiar C words such as CALLING, CALCIUM, and CALORIE; SALVAGE is one recognizable S option. These examples keep the fixed AL pair while showing how much the first tile can change.

The final letter gives an even sharper split: 212 matches end in S. If your crossing tiles support a plural-looking ending, test it early; otherwise, check E, the next most frequent ending with 57 matches. The A-L pattern with R in third place has 916 matches, a notably larger pool.

How do 7-letter words with A second and L third score?

PALAZZO and PALAZZI lead the Scrabble scores at 27 points each. Less unusual-looking options still carry points: WALKWAY scores 20, and HALFWAY scores 19. Check the premium squares before choosing; a high score matters less if a crossing play opens a strong reply.

The common-word count is much smaller than the full 552-word pool, and dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Use the examples to test the letter pattern, then check your game's word list before committing to a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common seven-letter words with A second and L third?

TALKING, CALLING, WALKING, and BALANCE are familiar examples. They all fit _AL____, with A in the second position and L in the third. The common-word group contains 41 matches, so many other dictionary entries will be less familiar.

Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?

C is the most frequent starting letter, with 76 matches. S follows with 68, then P with 53. Those counts make C and S sensible first checks when the crossing letters leave the opening tile uncertain.

Which words with this pattern score the most in Scrabble?

PALAZZO and PALAZZI top the scores at 27 points apiece. WALKWAY reaches 20, while HALFWAY scores 19. Board placement changes the final play value, so weigh premium squares and exposed letters alongside each word's raw score.

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