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

331 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter match this pattern.

331 wordsTop pick FEELINGHighest score JELLIFY 20

35 of 331 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (500 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 35 · most-used first

All valid words 331

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

  • AEOLIAN7
  • BEALING10
  • BEBLOOD12
  • BECLASP13
  • BECLOAK15
  • BECLOGS12
  • BECLOUD12
  • BECLOWN14
  • BEDLAMP14
  • BEDLAMS12
  • BEDLESS10
  • BEDLIKE14
  • BEELIKE13
  • BEELINE9
  • BEFLAGS13
  • BEFLEAS12
  • BEFLECK18
  • BEFLUMS14
  • BEGLADS11
  • BEGLOOM12
  • BELLBOY14
  • BELLEEK13
  • BELLHOP14
  • BELLIED10
  • BELLIES9
  • BELLING10
  • BELLMAN11
  • BELLMEN11
  • BELLOCK15
  • BELLOWS12
  • BERLEYS12
  • BERLINE9
  • BERLINS9
  • BESLAVE12
  • BESLIME11
  • BEYLICS14
  • BEYLIKS16
  • CEILERS9
  • CEILIDH13
  • CEILING10
  • CELLARS9
  • CELLIES9
  • CELLING10
  • CELLIST9
  • CELLOSE9
  • CELLULE9
  • DEALATE8
  • DEALERS8
  • DEALIGN9
  • DEALING9
  • DECLAIM12
  • DECLARE10
  • DECLASS10
  • DECLAWS13
  • DECLINE10
  • DEFLATE11
  • DEFLEAS11
  • DEFLECT13
  • DEGLAZE18
  • DELLIES8
  • DEPLANE10
  • DEPLETE10
  • DEPLORE10
  • DEPLOYS13
  • DEPLUME12
  • DEVLING12
  • DEWLAPS13
  • DEWLAPT13
  • DEWLESS11
  • EELLIKE11
  • FEALING11
  • FEELBAD13
  • FEELERS10
  • FEELESS10
  • FEELING11
  • FELLAHS13
  • FELLATE10
  • FELLERS10
  • FELLEST10
  • FELLIES10
  • FELLING11
  • FELLOES10
  • FELLOWS13
  • FENLAND11
  • FERLIED11
  • FERLIER10
  • FERLIES10
  • FETLOCK16
  • GEALING9
  • GEALOUS8
  • GEELBEK14
  • GELLANT8
  • GELLIES8
  • GELLING9
  • GEMLIKE14
  • GENLOCK14
  • GEOLOGY12
  • HEALDED12
  • HEALEES10
  • HEALERS10
  • HEALING11
  • HEALTHS13
  • HEALTHY16
  • HEELERS10
  • HEELING11
  • HEELTAP12
  • HEILING11
  • HELLBOX19
  • HELLCAT12
  • HELLERI10
  • HELLERS10
  • HELLERY13
  • HELLIER10
  • HELLING11
  • HELLION10
  • HELLISH13
  • HELLOED11
  • HELLOES10
  • HELLOVA13
  • HELLUVA13
  • HEMLINE12
  • HEMLOCK18
  • HENLEYS13
  • HENLIKE14
  • HERLING11
  • JEALOUS14
  • JEELIED15
  • JEELIES14
  • JEELING15
  • JELLABA16
  • JELLIED15
  • JELLIES14
  • JELLIFY20
  • JELLING15
  • JETLAGS15
  • JETLIKE18
  • KEBLAHS16
  • KEELAGE12
  • KEELERS11
  • KEELIES11
  • KEELING12
  • KEELMAN13
  • KEELMEN13
  • KEELSON11
  • KEGLERS12
  • KEGLING13
  • KELLAUT11
  • KELLIES11
  • KEWLEST14
  • KEYLESS14
  • KEYLINE14
  • LEALEST7
  • LEGLANS8
  • LEGLENS8
  • LEGLESS8
  • LEGLETS8
  • LEGLIKE12
  • LEGLINS8
  • MEALERS9
  • MEALIER9
  • MEALIES9
  • MEALING10
  • MEDLARS10
  • MEDLEYS13
  • MEDLING11
  • MELLAYS12
  • MELLING10
  • MELLITE9
  • MELLOWS12
  • MELLOWY15
  • MERLING10
  • MERLINS9
  • MERLONS9
  • MERLOTS9
  • MEWLERS12
  • MEWLING13
  • NEALING8
  • NEGLECT10
  • NEGLIGE9
  • NELLIES7
  • NEOLITH10
  • NEOLOGY11
  • NETLESS7
  • NETLIKE11
  • PEALIKE13
  • PEALING10
  • PEDLARS10
  • PEDLARY13
  • PEDLERS10
  • PEDLERY13
  • PEELERS9
  • PEELING10
  • PEGLESS10
  • PEGLIKE14
  • PELLACH14
  • PELLACK15
  • PELLETS9
  • PELLOCK15
  • PELLUMS11
  • PENLITE9
  • PEPLUMS13
  • PERLITE9
  • PERLOUS9
  • REALEST7
  • REALGAR8
  • REALIAS7
  • REALIGN8
  • REALISE7
  • REALISM9
  • REALIST7
  • REALITY10
  • REALIZE16
  • REALLIE7
  • REALLOT7
  • REALTER7
  • REALTIE7
  • REALTOR7
  • REBLEND10
  • REBLENT9
  • REBLOOM11
  • RECLADS10
  • RECLAIM11
  • RECLAME11
  • RECLASP11
  • RECLEAN9
  • RECLIMB13
  • RECLINE9
  • RECLOSE9
  • RECLUSE9
  • REDLEGS9
  • REDLINE8
  • REELECT9
  • REELERS7
  • REELING8
  • REELMAN9
  • REELMEN9
  • REFLAGS11
  • REFLATE10
  • REFLECT12
  • REFLETS10
  • REFLIES10
  • REFLOAT10
  • REFLOOD11
  • REFLOWN13
  • REFLOWS13
  • REGLAZE17
  • REGLETS8
  • REGLOSS8
  • REGLOWS11
  • REGLUED9
  • REGLUES8
  • RELLENO7
  • RELLIES7
  • RELLISH10
  • REPLACE11
  • REPLANS9
  • REPLANT9
  • REPLATE9
  • REPLAYS12
  • REPLEAD10
  • REPLETE9
  • REPLEVY15
  • REPLICA11
  • REPLIED10
  • REPLIER9
  • REPLIES9
  • REPLOTS9
  • REPLOWS12
  • REPLUMB13
  • RESLATE7
  • SEALANT7
  • SEALCHS12
  • SEALERS7
  • SEALERY10
  • SEALGHS11
  • SEALIFT10
  • SEALINE7
  • SEALING8
  • SEALWAX17
  • SECLUDE10
  • SEELIER7
  • SEELING8
  • SEILING8
  • SELLERS7
  • SELLING8
  • SELLOFF13
  • SELLOUT7
  • SETLINE7
  • SEXLESS14
  • TEALIKE11
  • TEFLONS10
  • TELLARS7
  • TELLENS7
  • TELLERS7
  • TELLIES7
  • TELLING8
  • TELLINS7
  • VEALERS10
  • VEALIER10
  • VEALING11
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEILING11
  • VELLETS10
  • VELLONS10
  • VELLUMS12
  • VERLANS10
  • WEALTHS13
  • WEALTHY16
  • WEBLESS12
  • WEBLIKE16
  • WEBLISH15
  • WEBLOGS13
  • WEDLOCK17
  • WELLIES10
  • WELLING11
  • WETLAND11
  • YEALDON11
  • YEALING11
  • YEALMED13
  • YEELINS10
  • YELLERS10
  • YELLING11
  • YELLOCH15
  • YELLOWS13
  • YELLOWY16
  • ZEALANT16
  • ZEALFUL19
  • ZEALOTS16
  • ZEALOUS16
  • ZEOLITE16
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. R20%
  2. B11%
  3. H8%
3rd letter
  1. L25%
  2. A18%
  3. E9%
5th letter
  1. I37%
  2. E20%
  3. A15%
6th letter
  1. N21%
  2. E13%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S36%
  2. E16%
  3. G12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JELLIFY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 29 words
  2. 8 points: 24 words
  3. 99 points: 45 words
  4. 10 points: 64 words
  5. 1111 points: 46 words
  6. 12 points: 30 words
  7. 1313 points: 37 words
  8. 14 points: 20 words
  9. 1515 points: 13 words
  10. 16 points: 13 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JELLIFY2023All three
HELLBOX1921All three
ZEALFUL1922Collins only
HEMLOCK1820All three
DEGLAZE1820All three
BEFLECK1821All three
JETLIKE1821All three
WEDLOCK1719All three
REGLAZE1719All three
SEALWAX1718Collins only
REALIZE1617All three
HEALTHY1614All three

The pattern is _E_L___: E sits in slot two and L in slot four, leaving five letters open. Familiar matches include feeling, telling, healthy, and decline. Only 35 of the 331 entries count as common, so the full set also includes less familiar tournament vocabulary.

331 matches, led by R

  • 331 matches fit the E-second, L-fourth pattern.
  • Only 35 entries count as common.
  • R is the leading first letter, with 67 matches.
  • A total of 120 matches end in S, the most frequent final letter.
  • JELLIFY scores 20 points in Scrabble.

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

FEELING, TELLING, SELLING, DEALING, and HEALING are among the easiest matches to recognize. REALITY, REALIZE, REPLACE, DECLINE, and REFLECT show other familiar shapes. These examples give you anchors when the clue confirms E in slot two and L in slot four but leaves the other letters open.

Use recognizable endings as a search shortcut: -EALING points toward DEALING and HEALING, while -ELLING brings TELLING and SELLING into view. When those patterns fail, check REAL- words such as REALITY and REALIZE, or try DECLINE and REFLECT. Keeping the fixed slots in view prevents a tempting guess from breaking a confirmed position.

Which letter clues narrow the search fastest?

Start with the first letter: R begins 67 matches, ahead of B at 36. If R is ruled out, B is a strong next check; the remaining first-letter counts fall off quickly. At the other end, S closes 120 matches, far more than E, the next most frequent ending at 54.

An ending clue makes a fast second filter.

For 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage varies: Collins accepts 327, NWL2023 accepts 257, and ENABLE accepts 238. The source lists overlap, so those totals cannot be added. Only 35 entries are common; treat obscure candidates cautiously and check your game's dictionary before playing.

Questions people ask

Which first letter appears most often in this pattern?
R is the most common opening letter, appearing in 67 matches. B follows with 36. That makes R a sensible first branch when the clue gives no starting letter, but a known initial letter should take priority over the overall ranking.
What is the most common final letter?
S is the most common final letter, ending 120 matching words. E comes next with 54. If your puzzle gives the last letter, use it to narrow the candidates before testing word families such as -EALING or -ELLING.
Which matching word scores the most in Scrabble?
JELLIFY is the highest scorer here at 20 points before board bonuses. HELLBOX and ZEALFUL each score 19. JELLIFY's J and double-L combination make it worth checking when you have the right rack and open board space.

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