7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A second and L fourth have 428 matches, from familiar choices like calling to high-scoring fahlerz.

428 wordsTop pick EARLIERHighest score FAHLERZ 22

40 of 428 are everyday words (9%). 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

4th 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, T is the most common 4th letter (550 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 40 · most-used first

EARLIER₇
CALLING₁₀
FAILURE₁₀
FALLING₁₁
GALLERY₁₁
RAILWAY₁₃
FAILING₁₁
DARLING₉
SAILING₈
TABLETS₉
BALLOON₉
SAILORS₇
HALLWAY₁₆
FALLOUT₁₀
BALLOTS₉
GALLONS₈
RALLIES₇
VALLEYS₁₃
MAILING₁₀
TALLEST₇
GARLAND₉
HAULING₁₁
WALLETS₁₀
PAYLOAD₁₃
MAILBOX₁₈
LAWLESS₁₀
RALLIED₈
RAILING₈
TABLOID₁₀
MARLINS₉
FALLACY₁₅
GALLANT₈
BAILOUT₉
BALLADS₁₀
BALLAST₉
HAILING₁₁
PARLOUR₉
WAILING₁₁
CALLERS₉
WARLORD₁₁

All valid words 428

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

BAALISM₁₁
BABLAHS₁₄
BACLAVA₁₄
BADLAND₁₁
BAGLESS₁₀
BAGLIKE₁₄
BAILEES₉
BAILERS₉
BAILEYS₁₂
BAILIES₉
BAILIFF₁₅
BAILING₁₀
BAILLIE₉
BAILLIS₉
BAILORS₉
BAILOUT₉
BAKLAVA₁₆
BAKLAWA₁₆
BALLADE₁₀
BALLADS₁₀
BALLANS₉
BALLANT₉
BALLAST₉
BALLATS₉
BALLBOY₁₄
BALLERS₉
BALLETS₉
BALLIER₉
BALLIES₉
BALLING₁₀
BALLIUM₁₁
BALLONS₉
BALLOON₉
BALLOTS₉
BALLOWS₁₂
BALLSED₁₀
BALLSES₉
BALLUPS₁₁
BALLUTE₉
BARLESS₉
BARLEYS₁₂
BARLOWS₁₂
BATLERS₉
BATLETS₉
BATLIKE₁₃
BAULKED₁₄
BAULKER₁₃
BAWLERS₁₂
BAWLEYS₁₅
BAWLING₁₃
CABLERS₁₁
CABLETS₁₁
CABLING₁₂
CAILLES₉
CALLAIS₉
CALLANS₉
CALLANT₉
CALLBOY₁₄
CALLEES₉
CALLERS₉
CALLETS₉
CALLING₁₀
CALLOPS₁₁
CALLOSE₉
CALLOUS₉
CALLOUT₉
CALLOWS₁₂
CALLUNA₉
CAMLETS₁₁
CAPLESS₁₁
CAPLETS₁₁
CAPLINS₁₁
CARLESS₉
CARLINE₉
CARLING₁₀
CARLINS₉
CARLISH₁₂
CARLOAD₁₀
CARLOCK₁₅
CARLOTS₉
CATLIKE₁₃
CATLING₁₀
CATLINS₉
CAULDER₁₀
CAULINE₉
CAULKED₁₄
CAULKER₁₃
CAULOME₁₁
DAGLOCK₁₅
DAHLIAS₁₁
DAILIES₈
DALLIED₉
DALLIER₈
DALLIES₈
DALLOPS₁₀
DARLING₉
DAYLILY₁₄
DAYLONG₁₂
EAGLETS₈
EAGLING₉
EANLING₈
EARLAPS₉
EARLDOM₁₀
EARLESS₇
EARLIER₇
EARLIES₇
EARLIKE₁₁
EARLOBE₉
EARLOCK₁₃
FABLERS₁₂
FABLIAU₁₂
FABLING₁₃
FADLIKE₁₅
FAHLERZ₂₂
FAHLORE₁₃
FAILING₁₁
FAILLES₁₀
FAILURE₁₀
FALLACY₁₅
FALLALS₁₀
FALLERS₁₀
FALLING₁₁
FALLOFF₁₆
FALLOUT₁₀
FALLOWS₁₃
FANLIKE₁₄
FATLESS₁₀
FATLIKE₁₄
FATLING₁₁
FAULTED₁₁
GABLETS₁₀
GABLING₁₁
GADLING₁₀
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
GAOLERS₈
GAOLING₉
GAPLESS₁₀
GARLAND₉
GARLICS₁₀
GASLESS₈
GAULTER₈
HAGLETS₁₁
HAGLIKE₁₅
HAILERS₁₀
HAILIER₁₀
HAILING₁₁
HALLAHS₁₃
HALLALI₁₀
HALLALS₁₀
HALLANS₁₀
HALLELS₁₀
HALLIAN₁₀
HALLING₁₁
HALLION₁₀
HALLOAS₁₀
HALLOED₁₁
HALLOES₁₀
HALLOOS₁₀
HALLOTH₁₃
HALLOWS₁₃
HALLWAY₁₆
HALLYON₁₃
HAMLETS₁₂
HAPLESS₁₂
HAPLITE₁₂
HAPLOID₁₃
HAPLONT₁₂
HARLING₁₁
HARLOTS₁₀
HASLETS₁₀
HATLESS₁₀
HATLIKE₁₄
HAULAGE₁₁
HAULERS₁₀
HAULIER₁₀
HAULING₁₁
HAULOUT₁₀
HAYLAGE₁₄
HAYLOFT₁₆
JAGLESS₁₅
JAILERS₁₄
JAILING₁₅
JAILORS₁₄
JAMLIKE₂₀
JARLDOM₁₇
JAWLESS₁₇
JAWLIKE₂₁
JAWLINE₁₇
KAOLINE₁₁
KAOLINS₁₁
KAYLIED₁₅
LABLABS₁₁
LADLERS₈
LADLING₉
LALLAND₈
LALLANS₇
LALLING₈
LAWLAND₁₁
LAWLESS₁₀
LAWLIKE₁₄
LAYLOCK₁₆
MADLING₁₁
MAELIDS₁₀
MAGLEVS₁₃
MAILBAG₁₂
MAILBOX₁₈
MAILCAR₁₁
MAILERS₉
MAILING₁₀
MAILLOT₉
MAILMAN₁₁
MAILMEN₁₁
MAILVAN₁₂
MALLAMS₁₁
MALLARD₁₀
MALLEES₉
MALLETS₉
MALLEUS₉
MALLING₁₀
MALLOWS₁₂
MAMLUKS₁₅
MANLESS₉
MANLIER₉
MANLIKE₁₃
MANLILY₁₂
MAPLESS₁₁
MAPLIKE₁₅
MARLIER₉
MARLINE₉
MARLING₁₀
MARLINS₉
MARLITE₉
MASLINS₉
MATLESS₉
MATLOWS₁₂
MAULERS₉
MAULGRE₁₀
MAULING₁₀
MAULVIS₁₂
NAILERS₇
NAILERY₁₀
NAILING₈
NAILSET₇
NALLAHS₁₀
NAPLESS₉
OAKLEAF₁₄
OAKLIKE₁₅
OAKLING₁₂
OARLESS₇
OARLIKE₁₁
OARLOCK₁₃
OATLIKE₁₁
PABLUMS₁₃
PADLOCK₁₆
PAELLAS₉
PAHLAVI₁₅
PAILFUL₁₂
PAILLON₉
PALLAHS₁₂
PALLETS₉
PALLIAL₉
PALLIER₉
PALLING₁₀
PALLIUM₁₁
PALLONE₉
PALLORS₉
PANLIKE₁₃
PARLAYS₁₂
PARLEYS₁₂
PARLIES₉
PARLING₁₀
PARLORS₉
PARLOUR₉
PARLOUS₉
PAULINS₉
PAVLOVA₁₅
PAYLOAD₁₃
RACLOIR₉
RAGLANS₈
RAILBED₁₀
RAILBUS₉
RAILCAR₉
RAILERS₇
RAILING₈
RAILMAN₉
RAILMEN₉
RAILWAY₁₃
RALLIED₈
RALLIER₇
RALLIES₇
RALLINE₇
RALLYES₁₀
RAPLOCH₁₄
RATLIKE₁₁
RATLINE₇
RATLING₈
RATLINS₇
RAYLESS₁₀
RAYLETS₁₀
RAYLIKE₁₄
RAYLING₁₁
SABLEST₉
SABLING₁₀
SACLESS₉
SACLIKE₁₃
SAILERS₇
SAILING₈
SAILORS₇
SALLADS₈
SALLALS₇
SALLEES₇
SALLETS₇
SALLIED₈
SALLIER₇
SALLIES₇
SALLOWS₁₀
SALLOWY₁₃
SAMLETS₉
SAMLORS₉
SAPLESS₉
SAPLING₁₀
SAULGES₈
SAULIES₇
SAWLIKE₁₄
SAWLOGS₁₁
TABLEAU₉
TABLETS₉
TABLIER₉
TABLING₁₀
TABLOID₁₀
TAGLIKE₁₂
TAGLINE₈
TAILARD₈
TAILERS₇
TAILFAN₁₀
TAILFIN₁₀
TAILFLY₁₃
TAILING₈
TAILLES₇
TAILLIE₇
TAILORS₇
TAILYES₁₀
TAILZIE₁₆
TALLAGE₈
TALLATS₇
TALLBOY₁₂
TALLENT₇
TALLEST₇
TALLETS₇
TALLIED₈
TALLIER₇
TALLIES₇
TALLISH₁₀
TALLITH₁₀
TALLITS₇
TALLOLS₇
TALLOTS₇
TALLOWS₁₀
TALLOWY₁₃
TALLYHO₁₃
TANLING₈
TAPLASH₁₂
TAPLESS₉
TASLETS₇
TATLERS₇
TAXLESS₁₄
VAILING₁₁
VALLARY₁₃
VALLATE₁₀
VALLEYS₁₃
VALLUMS₁₂
VANLOAD₁₁
VARLETS₁₀
VAULTED₁₁
VAULTER₁₀
WAILERS₁₀
WAILFUL₁₃
WAILING₁₁
WALLABA₁₂
WALLABY₁₅
WALLAHS₁₃
WALLERS₁₀
WALLETS₁₀
WALLEYE₁₃
WALLEYS₁₃
WALLIER₁₀
WALLIES₁₀
WALLING₁₁
WALLOPS₁₂
WALLOWS₁₃
WARLESS₁₀
WARLIKE₁₄
WARLING₁₁
WARLOCK₁₆
WARLORD₁₁
WAULING₁₁
WAULKED₁₅
WAULKER₁₄
WAWLING₁₄
WAXLIKE₂₁
WAYLAID₁₄
WAYLAYS₁₆
WAYLESS₁₃
YAWLING₁₄

Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

B12%
T10%
C9%

3rd letter

L36%
I14%
R11%

5th letter

I34%
E22%
O17%

6th letter

N20%
E14%
R9%

7th letter

S42%
E13%
G12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FAHLERZ tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 36 words
8 points: 40 words
99 points: 91 words
10 points: 79 words
1111 points: 53 words
12 points: 32 words
1313 points: 34 words
14 points: 27 words
1515 points: 17 words
16 points: 10 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
FAHLERZ	22	22	Collins only
JAWLIKE	21	24	All three
WAXLIKE	21	22	All three
JAMLIKE	20	24	Collins · NWL
MAILBOX	18	21	All three
JAWLINE	17	21	All three
JAWLESS	17	20	Collins · NWL
GALLIZE	17	20	Collins only
JARLDOM	17	21	All three
HALLWAY	16	16	All three
WARLOCK	16	18	All three
PADLOCK	16	19	All three

The pattern is _ A _ L _ _ _, so A must sit in position two and L in position four. You’ll see everyday words such as earlier, failure, and railway alongside less familiar plays. The dictionary totals differ: 418 entries appear in Collins, while 299 appear in ENABLE.

The pattern at a glance

There are 428 tournament-dictionary words matching _ A _ L _ _ _.
Calling, failure, and falling are recognizable examples.
A total of 181 matches end in S, making S the leading final letter.
Only 40 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Fahlerz leads the listed tile scores at 22 points before board bonuses.

How many 7-letter words with A second and L fourth?

There are 428 matches. The closest same-pattern comparison changes the second letter: O gives 366 words, while A produces a larger set. Changing the fourth letter instead gives 550 matches with T and 479 with I, so L is a productive option but not the most common fourth-letter choice.

The final letter offers another quick filter. S appears 181 times; E and G follow with 55 and 52. That means a clue ending in S points to a substantial share of the pattern, while a less common ending can cut down your search fast.

Which matches score highest, and what should you watch for?

Fahlerz scores 22, ahead of jawlike and waxlike at 21. Jamlike scores 20, and mailbox reaches 18. Those unusual J- and X-heavy words beat familiar options such as hallway, which scores 16; confirm acceptance before building a play around an obscure entry.

The seven-letter frame fits crosswords and board games, where crossing letters narrow the candidates. Collins contains 418 matches, compared with 331 in NWL2023 and 299 in ENABLE, so the accepted set depends on your game. The 40 common entries are a small slice of the full pool.

Questions people ask

What are some common 7-letter words with A second and L fourth?

Earlier, calling, failure, falling, gallery, and railway are familiar matches. Darling, sailing, and balloon also fit the fixed positions. These examples are easier to recognize than high-scoring options such as fahlerz, jawlike, or waxlike.

Which 7-letter word with A second and L fourth scores the most?

Fahlerz is the top scorer at 22 points before board bonuses. Jawlike and waxlike follow at 21, with jamlike at 20. Tile placement and premium squares can change a play’s final board value.

Are all 428 words accepted in every word game?

No. The dictionary counts vary: Collins includes 418 matches, NWL2023 includes 331, and ENABLE includes 299. A word accepted in one game may be rejected in another, so verify unfamiliar entries against the word list your game uses.

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