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

The pattern is _A____L: A is fixed in position two, and every match ends in L. Familiar choices such as NATURAL and CAPITAL sit alongside less common entries. Of the 168 words, 22 rank among the most common English words, so the pattern has recognizable answers but plenty of specialist vocabulary too.

How many 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and L as the 7th letter?

• There are 168 matching words in the tournament-dictionary lists.
• C is the most common first letter, with 28 words; P follows with 20.
• A total of 22 matches are common English words by the frequency measure.
• Definitions are available for 125 of the entries.
• The average score is 11.8; MAZEFUL leads the high scorers at 21.

Which familiar words fit the A–L pattern?

NATURAL, CAPITAL, CAREFUL, RADICAL, PAINFUL, and MAGICAL are familiar matches. PARTIAL, HANDFUL, and MARITAL also fit, giving you several everyday options before you turn to rarer vocabulary.

The starting-letter spread offers a useful solving clue: C accounts for 28 words, while P has 20 and M has 14. Try a C opener first when the remaining letters allow it; the pattern does not distribute evenly across starting letters.

Which matching words score well in Scrabble?

MAZEFUL scores 21, while JAWFALL and GAZEFUL each score 20. MAXWELL, DAMOZEL, KAKODYL, and WAXBILL each reach 19, making the high end quite different from the familiar examples.

Those point-heavy entries are less everyday than NATURAL or CAPITAL, so check your game's word list before building a play around one. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 161 matches, NWL2023 has 137, and ENABLE has 122. A word's score and its acceptance in your game are separate checks.