7-letter words ending in L
The 992 7-letter words ending in L include GENERAL, CONTROL and SEVERAL, and 426 of them finish in -AL.
117 of 992 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
S ends the most 7-letter words (11,365); V ends the fewest (1). L ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- GENERAL8
- CONTROL9
- SEVERAL10
- SPECIAL11
- MEDICAL12
- FEDERAL11
- CENTRAL9
- NATURAL7
- COUNCIL11
- CAPITAL11
- OVERALL10
- CHANNEL12
- DIGITAL9
- JOURNAL14
- INITIAL7
- ILLEGAL8
- LIBERAL9
- ALCOHOL12
- CAREFUL12
- TYPICAL14
- MUSICAL11
- UNUSUAL7
- ARRIVAL10
- HELPFUL15
- COLONEL9
- CRYSTAL12
- FUNERAL10
- REMOVAL12
- RADICAL10
- PAINFUL12
- VIRTUAL10
- ARSENAL7
- CRUCIAL11
- NEUTRAL7
- MAGICAL12
- COASTAL9
- PARTIAL9
- SCANDAL10
- COUNSEL9
- INSTALL7
- LOGICAL10
- ETERNAL7
- HANDFUL14
- MINIMAL11
- ETHICAL12
- OPTICAL11
- MARTIAL9
- THERMAL12
All valid words 992
- ABAXIAL16
- ABETTAL9
- ABIGAIL10
- ABUTTAL9
- ABYSMAL14
- ABYSSAL12
- ACAUDAL10
- ACCRUAL11
- ACCUSAL11
- ACHIRAL12
- ACNODAL10
- ACRYLYL15
- ACTINAL9
- ADAGIAL9
- ADAXIAL15
- ADMIRAL10
- ADNEXAL15
- ADRENAL8
- AEROGEL8
- AEROSOL7
- AFFINAL13
- AFFIXAL20
- AINSELL7
- AIRBALL9
- AIRFOIL10
- AIRMAIL9
- AKENIAL11
- ALBINAL9
- ALCOHOL12
- ALLHEAL10
- ALODIAL8
- AMENTAL9
- AMMIRAL11
- AMMONAL11
- AMYGDAL14
- ANAXIAL14
- ANCONAL9
- ANETHOL10
- ANGINAL8
- ANTHILL10
- ANTICAL9
- APNOEAL9
- APOGEAL10
- APOSTIL9
- APPAREL11
- APPERIL11
- APSIDAL10
- APTERAL9
- ARMSFUL12
- AROUSAL7
- ARRAYAL10
- ARRIVAL10
- ARSENAL7
- ASEXUAL14
- ASHFALL13
- ASOCIAL9
- ASPRAWL12
- ATHRILL10
- AUGURAL8
- AURORAL7
- AUSTRAL7
- AXOLOTL14
- BAGSFUL13
- BALEFUL12
- BALNEAL9
- BANDROL10
- BANEFUL12
- BARBELL11
- BASHFUL15
- BASINAL9
- BATFOWL15
- BATGIRL10
- BATHYAL15
- BATTILL9
- BECRAWL14
- BEDERAL10
- BEDEVIL13
- BEDRAIL10
- BEDROLL10
- BEJEWEL19
- BEMEDAL12
- BENOMYL14
- BENTHAL12
- BENZOYL21
- BEPEARL11
- BESTIAL9
- BESTILL9
- BIAXIAL16
- BIFOCAL14
- BIJURAL16
- BILEVEL12
- BIMANAL11
- BIMETAL11
- BIMODAL12
- BIOFUEL12
- BIPEDAL12
- BITONAL9
- BIVINYL15
- BIZONAL18
- BOATFUL12
- BOBTAIL11
- BODEFUL13
- BOERBUL11
- BOOKFUL16
- BORNEOL9
- BORRELL9
- BORSTAL9
- BOWLFUL15
- BOXBALL18
- BOXHAUL19
- BRADAWL13
- BRIMFUL14
- BRINJAL16
- BRISTOL9
- BROTHEL12
- BURGHAL13
- BURGHUL13
- BURRELL9
- BURRHEL12
- BUSGIRL10
- BUTANOL9
- BUTYRAL12
- BUTYRYL15
- CACODYL15
- CAGEFUL13
- CALOMEL11
- CAMBIAL13
- CAMBREL13
- CAMERAL11
- CAMGIRL12
- CAMPHOL16
- CANSFUL12
- CANTHAL12
- CAPITAL11
- CAPITOL11
- CAPORAL11
- CARACAL11
- CARACOL11
- CARACUL11
- CARAMEL11
- CARAVEL12
- CAREFUL12
- CARINAL9
- CAROMEL11
- CARPOOL11
- CARRELL9
- CARTFUL12
- CASTRAL9
- CATCALL11
- CATFALL12
- CATTAIL9
- CENSUAL9
- CENTRAL9
- CERAMAL11
- CERRIAL9
- CESURAL9
- CHAEBOL14
- CHAETAL12
- CHANCEL14
- CHANNEL12
- CHAPPAL16
- CHARNEL12
- CHASMAL14
- CHATTEL12
- CHERVIL15
- CHESSEL12
- CHLORAL12
- CHORDAL13
- CHOREAL12
- CHORIAL12
- CHROMEL14
- CHROMYL17
- CHUNNEL12
- CITADEL10
- CLAUSAL9
- CLOACAL11
- CLYPEAL14
- CNEMIAL11
- COAEVAL12
- COASTAL9
- COAXIAL16
- CODICIL12
- COEQUAL18
- COLONEL9
- COLUMEL11
- COMICAL13
- COMITAL11
- CONCEAL11
- CONCHAL14
- CONGEAL10
- CONICAL11
- CONSEIL9
- CONTROL9
- CORBEIL11
- CORDIAL10
- CORIVAL12
- CORNEAL9
- CORNUAL9
- CORONAL9
- CORONEL9
- CORYZAL21
- COSTREL9
- COTIDAL10
- COUNCIL11
- COUNSEL9
- COWBELL14
- COWGIRL13
- COWHEEL15
- CRANIAL9
- CREEDAL10
- CREOSOL9
- CRESTAL9
- CRISSAL9
- CROPFUL14
- CRUCIAL11
- CRUSTAL9
- CRYPTAL14
- CRYSTAL12
- CUBICAL13
- CUBITAL11
- CUPGALL12
- CUPSFUL14
- CURTAIL9
- CUSTREL9
- CYNICAL14
- CYTOSOL12
- DAMFOOL13
- DAMOSEL10
- DAMOZEL19
- DANAZOL17
- DAREFUL11
- DATIVAL11
- DAYSAIL11
- DEASIUL8
- DEASOIL8
- DECADAL11
- DECANAL10
- DECIBEL12
- DECIMAL12
- DECRIAL10
- DEEDFUL12
- DEISEAL8
- DEPOSAL10
- DERNFUL11
- DESKILL12
- DESPOIL10
- DEVISAL11
- DEWFALL14
- DEWFULL14
- DEXTRAL15
- DIALLEL8
- DIARIAL8
- DIBUTYL13
- DICOTYL13
- DIEDRAL9
- DIETHYL14
- DIGITAL9
- DIGONAL9
- DIREFUL11
- DISHFUL14
- DISLEAL8
- DISMAYL13
- DISTILL8
- DITHIOL11
- DIURNAL8
- DOGGREL10
- DOGTAIL9
- DOLEFUL11
- DOMICAL12
- DOMICIL12
- DONEGAL9
- DOOMFUL13
- DOTTREL8
- DREIDEL9
- DREVILL11
- DRYWALL14
- DRYWELL14
- DUREFUL11
- DUTIFUL11
- DYSODIL12
- EARBALL9
- EASEFUL10
- ECTYPAL14
- EDENTAL8
- EDICTAL10
- ELUVIAL10
- ELYTRAL10
- EMBOWEL14
- EMBROIL11
- EMPANEL11
- ENCINAL9
- ENGRAIL8
- ENSHELL10
- ENSNARL7
- ENTERAL7
- ENTHRAL10
- ENTRAIL7
- ENTRALL7
- ENWHEEL13
- EPAXIAL16
- EPHORAL12
- EPIGEAL10
- EPOCHAL14
- EQUINAL16
- ESCROLL9
- ESPANOL9
- ESTIVAL10
- ESTRIOL7
- ESTRUAL7
- ETERNAL7
- ETHANAL10
- ETHANOL10
- ETHICAL12
- ETHINYL13
- ETHOXYL20
- ETHYNYL16
- EUGENOL8
- EVANGEL11
- EXCUSAL16
- EXPOSAL16
- EXUVIAL17
- EYEBALL12
- FACTFUL15
- FACTUAL12
- FALAFEL13
- FANGIRL11
- FANNELL10
- FANTAIL10
- FARTHEL13
- FASCIAL12
- FATEFUL13
- FAUCIAL12
- FEARFUL13
- FEDERAL11
- FELAFEL13
- FEMINAL12
- FEMORAL12
- FIGURAL11
- FINICAL12
- FISHFUL16
- FISTFUL13
- FLANNEL10
- FLOATEL10
- FLUIDAL11
- FLUVIAL13
- FOODFUL14
- FORKFUL17
- FORMFUL15
- FOXTAIL17
- FRACTAL12
- FRAMPAL14
- FRESNEL10
- FRETFUL13
- FRONTAL10
- FULFILL13
- FUNERAL10
- FURBALL12
- FUSAROL10
- FUTCHEL15
- FUTURAL10
- GADWALL12
- GAINFUL11
- GAMBREL12
- GAMETAL10
- GANGREL9
- GARBOIL10
- GASAHOL11
- GASHFUL14
- GASOHOL11
- GASTRAL8
- GAZEFUL20
- GEMINAL10
- GENERAL8
- GENITAL8
- GENTEEL8
- GEOIDAL9
- GHARIAL11
- GINGALL9
- GIRASOL8
- GIROSOL8
- GLACIAL10
- GLADFUL12
- GLAREAL8
- GLEEFUL11
- GLOSSAL8
- GLOTTAL8
- GLUTEAL8
- GLYPTAL13
- GNATHAL11
- GOMERAL10
- GOMEREL10
- GOMERIL10
- GONADAL9
- GRADUAL9
- GRAPNEL10
- GRAUPEL10
- GREMIAL10
- GUMBALL12
- GUMBOIL12
- GUSTFUL11
- GUTSFUL11
- HANDFUL14
- HANDSEL11
- HARMFUL15
- HATCHEL15
- HATEFUL13
- HATSFUL13
- HAVEREL13
- HEADFUL14
- HEDERAL11
- HEEDFUL14
- HELICAL12
- HELPFUL15
- HEMATAL12
- HERNIAL10
- HERSALL10
- HOBNAIL12
- HOLDALL11
- HOPEFUL15
- HORNFUL13
- HUMERAL12
- HUMORAL12
- HURTFUL13
- HUSHFUL16
- HYMENAL15
- HYOIDAL14
- HYPURAL15
- ICEBALL11
- ICEFALL12
- ILLEGAL8
- IMMORAL11
- IMPANEL11
- IMPEARL11
- IMPERIL11
- INCISAL9
- INCIVIL12
- INCUDAL10
- INDEXAL15
- INDOXYL18
- INDWELL11
- INFIDEL11
- INITIAL7
- INKWELL14
- INSHELL10
- INSTALL7
- INSTILL7
- INTHRAL10
- INTIMAL9
- INVITAL10
- IRIDEAL8
- IRIDIAL8
- ISCHIAL12
- ISOAMYL12
- JAMBOOL18
- JARSFUL17
- JAWFALL20
- JEJUNAL21
- JEOFAIL17
- JESTFUL17
- JETFOIL17
- JEZEBEL25
- JINGALL15
- JONQUIL23
- JOURNAL14
- JUGSFUL18
- JUVENAL17
- KAKODYL19
- KARAKUL15
- KESTREL11
- KISTFUL14
- KNAIDEL12
- KNEIDEL12
- KNEVELL14
- KURSAAL11
- LACTEAL9
- LACUNAL9
- LAMINAL9
- LANGREL8
- LANITAL7
- LATERAL7
- LATOSOL7
- LEXICAL16
- LIBERAL9
- LIFEFUL13
- LIMACEL11
- LIMINAL9
- LINALOL7
- LINGUAL8
- LIONCEL9
- LISTFUL10
- LITERAL7
- LITORAL7
- LOBTAIL9
- LOCHIAL12
- LOCKFUL16
- LOESSAL7
- LOGICAL10
- LOGROLL8
- LOOFFUL13
- LORRELL7
- LOWBALL12
- LUGSAIL8
- LUMENAL9
- LUMINAL9
- LUNGFUL11
- LUSTFUL10
- LUSTRAL7
- LYOPHIL15
- LYRICAL12
- MACERAL11
- MAGICAL12
- MANDREL10
- MANDRIL10
- MANTEEL9
- MARITAL9
- MARSHAL12
- MARTIAL9
- MASTFUL12
- MATINAL9
- MAXIMAL18
- MAXWELL19
- MAYORAL12
- MAZEFUL21
- MEDICAL12
- MEDUSAL10
- MEMBRAL13
- MENSUAL9
- MENTHOL12
- METICAL11
- MIASMAL11
- MILFOIL12
- MIMICAL13
- MINDFUL13
- MINERAL9
- MINIMAL11
- MISBILL11
- MISCALL11
- MISDEAL10
- MISDIAL10
- MISFALL12
- MISFELL12
- MISTELL9
- MISTFUL12
- MISTRAL9
- MOANFUL12
- MOCHELL14
- MONADAL10
- MONDIAL10
- MONGREL10
- MONOFIL12
- MOORILL9
- MORRELL9
- MUCHELL14
- MUCOSAL11
- MUDSILL10
- MULMULL11
- MUSEFUL12
- MUSICAL11
- MYRRHOL15
- NADIRAL8
- NAGMAAL10
- NAPHTOL12
- NARWHAL13
- NATURAL7
- NEEDFUL11
- NEMORAL9
- NESTFUL10
- NETBALL9
- NEUTRAL7
- NITINOL7
- NODICAL10
- NOMBRIL11
- NOMINAL9
- NONFUEL10
- NONORAL7
- NONWOOL10
- NOSTRIL7
- NOTCHEL12
- NOUSELL7
- NUCLEAL9
- NUMERAL9
- NUPTIAL9
- NUTBALL9
- NUTGALL8
- NUTMEAL9
- NYMPHAL17
- OATMEAL9
- OBITUAL9
- OCTANOL9
- OCTAVAL12
- ODDBALL11
- ODORFUL11
- OEDIPAL10
- OENOMEL9
- OESTRAL7
- OINOMEL9
- OMENTAL9
- OPTICAL11
- OPTIMAL11
- ORBITAL9
- ORCINOL9
- ORDINAL8
- OSCHEAL12
- OSMOLAL9
- OUTBAWL12
- OUTCALL9
- OUTDUEL8
- OUTFALL10
- OUTFEEL10
- OUTFOOL10
- OUTHAUL10
- OUTHOWL13
- OUTKILL11
- OUTPOLL9
- OUTPULL9
- OUTROLL7
- OUTSAIL7
- OUTSELL7
- OUTTELL7
- OUTWELL10
- OUTWILL10
- OUTYELL10
- OVARIAL10
- OVERALL10
- OVOIDAL11
- OXYPHIL22
- PAGEFUL13
- PAGINAL10
- PAILFUL12
- PAINFUL12
- PAIRIAL9
- PALATAL9
- PALLIAL9
- PALMFUL14
- PALUDAL10
- PAPYRAL14
- PARASOL9
- PARBOIL11
- PARTIAL9
- PASCHAL14
- PASCUAL11
- PASQUIL18
- PATBALL11
- PATRIAL9
- PAYROLL12
- PAYWALL15
- PEAFOWL15
- PEDICEL12
- PEDOCAL12
- PEDRAIL10
- PENICIL11
- PENNILL9
- PEREGAL10
- PERORAL9
- PERUSAL9
- PESTFUL12
- PEYTRAL12
- PEYTREL12
- PHASEAL12
- PHRASAL12
- PIGTAIL10
- PINBALL11
- PINCURL11
- PINFALL12
- PINITOL9
- PINTAIL9
- PIPEFUL14
- PITFALL12
- PITHFUL15
- PITIFUL12
- PIVOTAL12
- PLAYFUL15
- PLEONAL9
- PLEURAL9
- PLIMSOL11
- PLOTFUL12
- PLUTEAL9
- PLUVIAL12
- POINTEL9
- POITREL9
- POKEFUL16
- POTBOIL11
- POUNDAL10
- POUTFUL12
- PREANAL9
- PREBILL11
- PREBOIL11
- PRECOOL11
- PREDIAL10
- PREMEAL11
- PREORAL9
- PREPILL11
- PREQUEL18
- PRESELL9
- PRETELL9
- PRETZEL18
- PREVAIL12
- PREYFUL15
- PROBALL11
- PROCTAL11
- PROTHYL15
- PUBERAL11
- PURSUAL9
- PUSHFUL15
- QUANTAL16
- QUARREL16
- QUETZAL25
- QUINTAL16
- QUITTAL16
- RACHIAL12
- RACKFUL16
- RADICAL10
- RADICEL10
- RAGDOLL9
- RAGEFUL11
- RAGTAIL8
- RASCHEL12
- RATTAIL7
- REAVAIL10
- RECITAL9
- RECUSAL9
- REDPOLL10
- REDRILL8
- REDTAIL8
- REEXPEL16
- REFUSAL10
- REFUTAL10
- REGINAL8
- REGOSOL8
- RELABEL9
- REMODEL10
- REMOVAL12
- RENEWAL10
- REPANEL9
- REPOSAL9
- RESKILL11
- RESPELL9
- RESPOOL9
- RESTFUL10
- RETINAL7
- RETINOL7
- RETIRAL7
- RETOTAL7
- RETRIAL7
- REVISAL10
- REVIVAL13
- RISKFUL14
- ROOMFUL12
- RORQUAL16
- ROSINOL7
- ROSTRAL7
- ROUNDEL8
- RUDERAL8
- RUMINAL9
- RUTHFUL13
- SACKFUL16
- SAHIWAL13
- SAKSAUL11
- SALIVAL10
- SATCHEL12
- SATYRAL10
- SAWBILL12
- SAWMILL12
- SCALPEL11
- SCANDAL10
- SCHNELL12
- SCISSEL9
- SCISSIL9
- SCLERAL9
- SCRAVEL12
- SCRIBAL11
- SCROTAL9
- SCURRIL9
- SEAFOWL13
- SEAGULL8
- SEAWALL10
- SECONAL9
- SEGETAL8
- SEISMAL9
- SEMINAL9
- SENSUAL7
- SEROSAL7
- SERUMAL9
- SETWALL10
- SEVERAL10
- SEXFOIL17
- SHEDFUL14
- SHEITEL10
- SHIMAAL12
- SHIPFUL15
- SHOPFUL15
- SHRINAL10
- SHRIVEL13
- SHTETEL10
- SIDERAL8
- SIGHFUL14
- SINICAL9
- SINKFUL14
- SKEPFUL16
- SKILFUL14
- SKINFUL14
- SKYSAIL14
- SNORKEL11
- SOMITAL9
- SOMNIAL9
- SONGFUL11
- SORORAL7
- SOULFUL10
- SOYMEAL12
- SPACIAL11
- SPANCEL11
- SPANIEL9
- SPATHAL12
- SPATIAL9
- SPECIAL11
- SPHERAL12
- SPIEGEL10
- SPIGNEL10
- SPONDYL13
- SPONSAL9
- SPOUSAL9
- SPUDGEL11
- STADIAL8
- STAMMEL11
- STANIEL7
- STANNEL7
- STANYEL10
- STEMPEL11
- STENCIL9
- STERNAL7
- STIBIAL9
- STIGMAL10
- STOICAL9
- STOKVEL14
- STRATAL7
- STRIGIL8
- STROBIL9
- STROMAL9
- STRUDEL8
- STUMMEL11
- SUBCELL11
- SUBCOOL11
- SUBDUAL10
- SUBGOAL10
- SUBORAL9
- SUBOVAL12
- SUBSOIL9
- SUDORAL8
- SUNDIAL8
- SURREAL7
- SURVEIL10
- SUTURAL7
- SWAYFUL16
- SYNFUEL13
- SYNODAL11
- SYZYGAL23
- TACTFUL12
- TACTUAL9
- TALEFUL10
- TANKFUL14
- TAPETAL9
- TARSEAL7
- TASSELL7
- TEABOWL12
- TEARFUL10
- TEEMFUL12
- TEENFUL10
- TENDRIL8
- TENTFUL10
- TERTIAL7
- TESTRIL7
- TETANAL7
- TEXTUAL14
- THEELOL10
- THERMAL12
- THERMEL12
- THIAZOL19
- THIONYL13
- TIERCEL9
- TIMBRAL11
- TIMBREL11
- TIMOLOL9
- TINCHEL12
- TINFOIL10
- TISSUAL7
- TOENAIL7
- TOILFUL10
- TOMFOOL12
- TONNELL7
- TOPFULL12
- TOPICAL11
- TOPSAIL9
- TOPSOIL9
- TOXICAL16
- TRAMELL9
- TRAMMEL11
- TRAVAIL10
- TRAYFUL13
- TREFOIL10
- TRENAIL7
- TRENTAL7
- TRESSEL7
- TRIVIAL10
- TROCHAL12
- TROCHIL12
- TROMMEL11
- TRUCIAL9
- TRUNCAL9
- TRUNNEL7
- TRYSAIL10
- TUBEFUL12
- TUMBREL11
- TUMBRIL11
- TUMORAL9
- TUNEFUL10
- TURMOIL9
- TWIBILL12
- TYPICAL14
- ULTISOL7
- UMBONAL11
- UNCINAL9
- UNCIVIL12
- UNEQUAL16
- UNIDEAL8
- UNLEVEL10
- UNMORAL9
- UNPANEL9
- UNRAVEL10
- UNROYAL10
- UNSHELL10
- UNSNARL7
- UNSPELL9
- UNSPOOL9
- UNSTEEL7
- UNUSUAL7
- UNVITAL10
- UNVOCAL12
- UPRISAL9
- UPSKILL13
- UPSWELL12
- UPWHIRL15
- UREDIAL8
- UTENSIL7
- UXORIAL14
- VAGINAL11
- VANPOOL12
- VASEFUL13
- VASSAIL10
- VATICAL12
- VEGETAL11
- VENTAIL10
- VENTRAL10
- VERMEIL12
- VERMELL12
- VERONAL10
- VESICAL12
- VESSAIL10
- VESTRAL10
- VIALFUL13
- VICINAL12
- VICTUAL12
- VIMINAL12
- VIRTUAL10
- VITRAIL10
- VITRIOL10
- VOLUBIL12
- WADMAAL13
- WADMOLL13
- WAGTAIL11
- WAILFUL13
- WAKEFUL17
- WAMEFUL15
- WASSAIL10
- WASTREL10
- WAXBILL19
- WAYBILL15
- WEBMAIL14
- WILEFUL13
- WILLFUL13
- WIMBREL14
- WISHFUL16
- WISTFUL13
- WITWALL13
- WOOSELL10
- WORKFUL17
- WRYBILL15
- XYLENOL17
- XYLITOL17
- ZEALFUL19
- ZESTFUL19
- ZOARIAL16
- ZOOIDAL17
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEZEBEL | 25 | 29 | All three |
| QUETZAL | 25 | 27 | All three |
| JONQUIL | 23 | 28 | All three |
| SYZYGAL | 23 | 23 | All three |
| OXYPHIL | 22 | 22 | All three |
| BENZOYL | 21 | 23 | All three |
| JEJUNAL | 21 | 28 | All three |
| CORYZAL | 21 | 22 | All three |
| MAZEFUL | 21 | 24 | Collins only |
| AFFIXAL | 20 | 21 | All three |
| ETHOXYL | 20 | 19 | All three |
| GAZEFUL | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
A final L is easy to build around, because a handful of suffixes explain most of the list. Learn -AL, -FUL and -EL and you cover roughly two thirds of the 992 words. The rest are rarer shapes, and a few carry the big Scrabble scores.
Seven-letter L-enders at a glance
- 992 words end in L, and 117 of them are common English.
- 757 have a definition, and the average Scrabble score is 11.2.
- C opens 103 of them and S opens 101; P follows with 78.
- JEZEBEL and QUETZAL top the scores at 25 points each.
- The 6-letter list has 813 words and the 8-letter list has 1,247.
Which L endings cover the most words?
-AL is the giant: 426 words, about 43 percent of the list. Examples are GENERAL, SEVERAL, SPECIAL, medical, central, natural and capital. Inside that group, -RAL covers 76 words, -IAL 59 and -NAL 52.
-FUL comes next with 127, such as careful and helpful. Then -EL with 123, as in channel, and -LL with 119, as in overall. Only 91 words end in -IL and 57 in -OL, so those are poor first guesses.
Which letters start these words?
C and S lead with 103 and 101, which together make 204 words, or about one in five. CONTROL and CENTRAL show the C group; SEVERAL and SPECIAL show the S group. P is third at 78, and A and T share 62 each.
Knowing the first and last letters leaves five open slots. A C start with an -AL finish already points to capital or central, and an S start with -AL gives special or several. Each of those four uses exactly seven tiles, so a crossword grid with the right gaps confirms them quickly.
Does an L ending make a good bingo?
It does. Any 7-letter word played from a full rack earns the 50-point bingo bonus, so the average word here is worth about 61 points: 11.2 plus 50 is 61.2. L is a one-point tile that sits easily beside common vowels, so the bonus does most of the work.
For the big scores you need rare tiles. JEZEBEL leans on a J and a Z worth 18 together, QUETZAL on a Q and a Z worth 20, and JONQUIL scores 23. Add the bonus to a 25-pointer and a lucky rack yields 75.
What are the dictionary limits?
Collins accepts 971 of the 992, NWL2023 accepts 779 and ENABLE accepts 717. Check your game's word list before playing a rarity such as SYZYGAL.
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