7-letter words with G as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

Lock G into the opening square and L into the fourth, then use the remaining slots to narrow your options. The 119 matches range from everyday words such as gallons and garland to less familiar entries like gallize. Only six qualify as common by frequency, so this pattern has plenty of tournament-list possibilities but a short set of familiar choices.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

• There are 119 seven-letter matches with G first and L fourth.
• Gallery, geology, grilled, and gallons are recognizable examples.
• Fifty entries end in S, more than any other final letter in this group.
• Only six matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

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

There are 119 matches. The pattern leaves five open positions after fixing G and L, which is why the group includes different word forms: gallery, geology, grilled, gallant, and godless all fit. The examples also show that the two fixed letters do not need to sit beside each other.

Final letters offer a quick way to sort the candidates: 50 end in S, while G is next with 15. Words ending in E number 11, and those ending in D number 10. Try the S-ending group first when your puzzle gives you that last letter; it is the clear largest cluster.

Which of these words score highest?

Gallize leads the scoring results at 17 points. Genlock, gunlock, gemlike, gallfly, and gumlike each score 14, while godlike reaches 13. These are base word scores; a premium letter or word square can change the total during play.

The 119-word total combines entries from tournament dictionaries, but acceptance differs by list: 118 are in Collins, 84 in NWL2023, and 75 in ENABLE. That spread matters when you choose a candidate for a particular game, so check its word list once rather than assuming every match is accepted everywhere.