7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is G-L in the first and third slots, with any letters in between. Gallery, gallons, golfers, and gallant show how varied the results are. Only 8 of the 122 words rank among common English vocabulary, so many matches are more useful for word games than everyday conversation.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 122 seven-letter words start with G and place L in position three.
• Only 8 matches are common English words; gallery and gallant are recognizable examples.
• Collins includes 120 matches, while NWL2023 includes 90 and ENABLE includes 80; dictionary lists overlap.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing on 50 matches; E is next with 12.
• Gallize leads the listed Scrabble scores at 17 points, compared with a 9.7-point average.

How many 7-letter words have G first and L third?

There are 122 matches across the tournament dictionaries. The pattern is narrower than G-A in the third slot, which has 187 seven-letter matches, and G-O, which has 144. That makes the third-letter clue useful when a broad G-starting search still leaves too many options.

Gallery and gallons are easy anchors, while golfers, golfing, and gelatin offer different letter sequences. Gallant, galleon, gallium, and gullies also fit. The list is not a set of everyday vocabulary: just 8 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect less familiar game words among the remaining matches.

Which matches score highest?

Gallize scores 17 points, the highest value among the listed matches. Galumph, galaxes, and galyaks each score 15. These stand well above the 9.7-point average, but the best choice on a board still depends on your available letters and premium squares.

For a quick solve, check the common anchors first, then scan less familiar matches such as gallize or galumph if the rack supports them. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain identical sets, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry. The 7-letter words with G first and L third are a pattern match, not a guarantee of acceptance in every game.