7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and L as the 6th letter

There are 144 7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and L as the 6th letter, including clearly, overall, greatly, and trestle.

144 wordsTop pick CLEARLYHighest score JEEZELY 26

12 of 144 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With E in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (752 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
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Common words 12 · most-used first

All valid words 144

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

  • ACEROLA9
  • ACETALS9
  • ACETYLS12
  • ADENYLS11
  • ADEPTLY13
  • ALERTLY10
  • APETALY12
  • AREALLY10
  • BAETYLS12
  • BEEFALO12
  • BEEFILY15
  • BEERILY12
  • BEETFLY15
  • BLEAKLY16
  • CAERULE9
  • CHEAPLY17
  • CHEERLY15
  • CHESILS12
  • CLEANLY12
  • CLEARLY12
  • CLERKLY16
  • COEVALS12
  • CRENELS9
  • CRESOLS9
  • CRESYLS12
  • CREWELS12
  • DEEDILY12
  • DEERFLY14
  • DIESELS8
  • DJEBELS17
  • DREADLY12
  • DREIDLS9
  • DREVILL11
  • DYEABLE13
  • EMERALD10
  • ERECTLY12
  • EXEMPLA18
  • EXEMPLE18
  • EYEABLE12
  • EYEBALL12
  • EYEBOLT12
  • EYEFOLD14
  • EYEFULS13
  • EYEHOLE13
  • FIERILY13
  • FLEETLY13
  • FLESHLY16
  • FLEXILE17
  • FRECKLE16
  • FRECKLY19
  • FRENULA10
  • FRESHLY16
  • GREATLY11
  • GREENLY11
  • GREGALE9
  • GREISLY11
  • ICEBALL11
  • ICEFALL12
  • IDEALLY11
  • INEPTLY12
  • INERTLY10
  • JEEZELY26
  • KLEAGLE12
  • KNEVELL14
  • LEERILY10
  • NEEDILY11
  • OBESELY12
  • ONEFOLD11
  • ONESELF10
  • OVERALL10
  • OVERFLY16
  • OVERPLY15
  • OVERTLY13
  • PAENULA9
  • PEEPALS11
  • PEEPULS11
  • PHENOLS12
  • PHENYLS15
  • PIEBALD12
  • PIEHOLE12
  • POEPOLS11
  • PREBILL11
  • PREFILE12
  • PREMOLD12
  • PREMOLT11
  • PREPILL11
  • PRESALE9
  • PRESELL9
  • PRESOLD10
  • PRETELL9
  • PRETOLD10
  • PTERYLA12
  • PUERILE9
  • PYEBALD15
  • QUEENLY19
  • QUEERLY19
  • QUEZALS25
  • REEDILY11
  • SCEDULE10
  • SEEABLE9
  • SEEDILY11
  • SHEEPLE12
  • SHEERLY13
  • SHEKELS14
  • SHEMALE12
  • SHEQELS19
  • SHEWELS13
  • SLEEKLY14
  • SPECKLE15
  • SPECULA11
  • STEEPLE9
  • STEEPLY12
  • STEMPLE11
  • STERILE7
  • STERNLY10
  • STEROLS7
  • SUEABLE9
  • SWEETLY13
  • THEGNLY14
  • TOEHOLD11
  • TREACLE9
  • TREACLY12
  • TREADLE8
  • TREDDLE9
  • TREHALA10
  • TREILLE7
  • TREMBLE11
  • TREMBLY14
  • TREMOLO9
  • TRESTLE7
  • TWEEDLE11
  • UKELELE11
  • USEABLE9
  • USEABLY12
  • USEFULS10
  • WEEDILY14
  • WEEPILY15
  • WEEVILS13
  • WEEVILY16
  • WHEEDLE14
  • WHEEPLE15
  • WHEEZLE22
  • WHEMMLE17
  • WRESTLE10
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 7th letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. P15%
  2. S14%
  3. T9%
2nd letter
  1. R26%
  2. E13%
  3. H11%
4th letter
  1. R13%
  2. A13%
  3. E10%
5th letter
  1. I14%
  2. A12%
  3. O11%
7th letter
  1. Y35%
  2. E25%
  3. S18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; JEEZELY tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 4 words
  2. 8 points: 2 words
  3. 99 points: 19 words
  4. 10 points: 15 words
  5. 1111 points: 23 words
  6. 12 points: 32 words
  7. 1313 points: 11 words
  8. 14 points: 9 words
  9. 1515 points: 9 words
  10. 16 points: 7 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 2 words
  13. 1919 points: 4 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEEZELY2628NWL only
QUEZALS2527All three
WHEEZLE2222Collins only
QUEENLY1921All three
FRECKLY1920All three
QUEERLY1920All three
SHEQELS1919Collins · NWL
EXEMPLE1821Collins only
EXEMPLA1821All three
CHEAPLY1718All three
FLEXILE1719All three
DJEBELS1721All three

The pattern fixes two positions but leaves five letters open, so the results range from familiar adverbs such as clearly and greatly to nouns such as emerald and trestle. Only 12 entries fall among the most common English words, while 105 have definitions in the tournament dictionary sources. Treat the count as a tournament-dictionary list, not a promise that every game accepts every entry.

7-letter words with E third and L sixth

  • The pattern matches 144 words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Clearly, overall, greatly, and ideally are recognizable examples.
  • P leads as the first letter with 21 matches; S follows with 20.
  • Y ends 51 matches, E ends 36, and S ends 26.
  • Keep E in slot three but change slot six to E, and the matching count rises to 752.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

The fixed letters appear in a mix of word shapes. Clearly, greatly, ideally, freshly, cheaply, cleanly, and sweetly use the pattern in adverbs; emerald, eyeball, trestle, and steeple show noun forms. Only 12 matches rank among the most common English words, so familiar examples are a sensible place to start rather than a guide to the whole set.

Final letters give you another quick filter. Y, E, and S are the most frequent endings, with 51, 36, and 26 matches respectively. Together they account for most of the results.

How to use the E-third, L-sixth pattern

For 7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and L as the 6th letter, lock those positions before testing the remaining letters. The highest-scoring match is jeezely at 26 points; queenly and freckly each score 19. Those scores are useful checks for a rack, but an unfamiliar word still needs to be accepted by your game's dictionary.

For a crossword or word game, prioritize the familiar examples first, then check the tournament list when a rare spelling fits your other clues.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have E as the 3rd letter and L as the 6th?
There are 144 matching 7-letter words in the tournament dictionary lists. Examples include clearly, overall, greatly, and trestle. The count includes entries from at least one of the supported word lists, so acceptance can vary between games.
Which word in this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?
Jeezely has the highest score at 26 points. Queenly and freckly each score 19. Board bonuses can change a play's total, so these are letter-score comparisons rather than guarantees about a particular move.
What is the most common ending for these words?
Y is the most common final letter, appearing in 51 matches. E is next with 36, followed by S with 26. If your puzzle gives you the last letter, checking these endings first will cover more candidates than starting with L.

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