7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and L as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ _ D L _ _ _, with the fixed pair in the center and room to vary at either end. ENDLESS, GODLESS, and MIDLIFE are recognizable examples among the matches. The count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, while entries with no tournament-list backing are excluded.

At a glance: the D-L pattern

• The pattern matches 60 seven-letter words.
• The average word score is 11.2 points.
• ENABLE has 47 matches, Collins has 59, and NWL2023 has 51.
• Only 2 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S is the leading final letter, appearing 25 times.

How do these seven-letter words vary?

M is the most common opening letter, with 10 words; B and P each start 7. That spread means you have several plausible beginnings even after locking in D and L. Test M, B, or P against your other known letters instead of assuming one opening dominates.

The final position is more concentrated: S ends 25 words, G ends 13, and E ends 10. K and Y each finish 3, while D appears twice and F and P appear once apiece. ENDLESS, GODLESS, and MEDLEYS illustrate the S group; MUDLARK and CODLING offer different endings.

Which 7-letter words with D third and L fourth score well?

WEDLOCK leads the scoring examples at 17 points. PADLOCK and KIDLIKE each score 16, FADLIKE scores 15, and MUDLARK, BEDLIKE, and BEDLAMP reach 14. Those are base word scores, so premium squares can raise a play’s total.

For a recognizable choice, compare PADLOCK with ENDLESS or MIDLIFE; for raw tile value, WEDLOCK leads. The 7-letter words with D as the 3rd letter and L as the 4th letter are not equally familiar: just 2 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate, since Collins includes more matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE.