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

274 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter fit this pattern, from familiar MILLION to 24-point ZIPLOCK.

274 wordsTop pick MILLIONHighest score ZIPLOCK 24

25 of 274 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With I in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (314 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 25 · most-used first

All valid words 274

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

  • AIBLINS9
  • AIDLESS8
  • AIGLETS8
  • AIMLESS9
  • AIRLESS7
  • AIRLIFT10
  • AIRLIKE11
  • AIRLINE7
  • AIRLOCK13
  • AISLING8
  • BIALIES9
  • BIBLESS11
  • BIBLIKE15
  • BIBLIST11
  • BIELDED11
  • BILLBUG12
  • BILLERS9
  • BILLETS9
  • BILLIES9
  • BILLING10
  • BILLION9
  • BILLMAN11
  • BILLMEN11
  • BILLONS9
  • BILLOWS12
  • BILLOWY15
  • BILLYOH15
  • BILLYOS12
  • BIOLOGY13
  • BIPLANE11
  • BIRLERS9
  • BIRLING10
  • BIRLINN9
  • BITLESS9
  • CIELING10
  • DIALECT10
  • DIALERS8
  • DIALING9
  • DIALIST8
  • DIALLED9
  • DIALLEL8
  • DIALLER8
  • DIALOGS9
  • DIALYSE11
  • DIALYZE20
  • DICLINY13
  • DIGLOTS9
  • DIGLYPH17
  • DILLIER8
  • DILLIES8
  • DILLING9
  • DIPLOES10
  • DIPLOIC12
  • DIPLOID11
  • DIPLOMA12
  • DIPLONS10
  • DIPLONT10
  • DIRLING9
  • DISLEAF11
  • DISLEAL8
  • DISLIKE12
  • DISLIMB12
  • DISLIMN10
  • DISLINK12
  • DISLOAD9
  • FIELDED12
  • FIELDER11
  • FILLERS10
  • FILLETS10
  • FILLIES10
  • FILLING11
  • FILLIPS12
  • FINLESS10
  • FINLIKE14
  • FIRLOTS10
  • FITLIER10
  • GIBLETS10
  • GIGLETS9
  • GIGLOTS9
  • GILLERS8
  • GILLETS8
  • GILLIED9
  • GILLIES8
  • GILLING9
  • GILLION8
  • GILLNET8
  • GIMLETS10
  • GIRLIER8
  • GIRLIES8
  • GIRLISH11
  • GIRLOND9
  • HIDLING12
  • HIDLINS11
  • HIELAND11
  • HILLERS10
  • HILLIER10
  • HILLING11
  • HILLMEN12
  • HILLOAS10
  • HILLOCK16
  • HILLOED11
  • HILLOES10
  • HILLTOP12
  • HIPLESS12
  • HIPLIKE16
  • HIPLINE12
  • HIRLING11
  • HITLESS10
  • JIGLIKE19
  • JILLETS14
  • JILLION14
  • KIBLAHS16
  • KIDLETS12
  • KIDLIKE16
  • KIDLING13
  • KIDLITS12
  • KILLCOW16
  • KILLDEE12
  • KILLERS11
  • KILLICK17
  • KILLIES11
  • KILLING12
  • KILLJOY21
  • KILLOCK17
  • KILLUTS11
  • KINLESS11
  • KITLING12
  • LIBLABS11
  • LIDLESS8
  • LILLING8
  • LIPLESS9
  • LIPLIKE13
  • MIDLAND11
  • MIDLEGS11
  • MIDLIFE13
  • MIDLINE10
  • MIDLIST10
  • MIELIES9
  • MILLAGE10
  • MILLDAM12
  • MILLERS9
  • MILLETS9
  • MILLIER9
  • MILLIES9
  • MILLIME11
  • MILLINE9
  • MILLING10
  • MILLION9
  • MILLRUN9
  • MIRLIER9
  • MISLAID10
  • MISLAIN9
  • MISLAYS12
  • MISLEAD10
  • MISLIES9
  • MISLIKE13
  • MISLIVE12
  • MISLUCK15
  • NIBLETS9
  • NIBLICK15
  • NIBLIKE13
  • NIELLOS7
  • NILLING8
  • NIRLIER7
  • NIRLING8
  • OILLETS7
  • PIGLETS10
  • PIGLIKE14
  • PIGLING11
  • PILLAGE10
  • PILLARS9
  • PILLAUS9
  • PILLBOX18
  • PILLBUG12
  • PILLIES9
  • PILLING10
  • PILLION9
  • PILLOCK15
  • PILLORY12
  • PILLOWS12
  • PILLOWY15
  • PINLESS9
  • PIOLETS9
  • PIPLESS11
  • RIALTOS7
  • RIBLESS9
  • RIBLETS9
  • RIBLIKE13
  • RIDLEYS11
  • RIFLERS10
  • RIFLERY13
  • RIFLING11
  • RIFLIPS12
  • RIGLING9
  • RIGLINS8
  • RILLETS7
  • RILLING8
  • RIMLAND10
  • RIMLESS9
  • RIVLINS10
  • SIALIDS8
  • SIALOID8
  • SIALONS7
  • SIBLING10
  • SICLIKE13
  • SIDLERS8
  • SIDLING9
  • SILLERS7
  • SILLIER7
  • SILLIES7
  • SILLILY10
  • SILLOCK13
  • SIMLINS9
  • SINLESS7
  • SIRLOIN7
  • TIELESS7
  • TIGLONS8
  • TILLAGE8
  • TILLERS7
  • TILLIER7
  • TILLING8
  • TILLITE7
  • TINLIKE11
  • TIPLESS9
  • TIRLING8
  • TITLARK11
  • TITLERS7
  • TITLING8
  • TITLIST7
  • UILLEAN7
  • VIALFUL13
  • VIALING11
  • VIALLED11
  • VIELLES10
  • VILLAGE11
  • VILLAIN10
  • VILLANS10
  • VILLANY13
  • VILLEIN10
  • VILLOSE10
  • VILLOUS10
  • VIOLATE10
  • VIOLENT10
  • VIOLERS10
  • VIOLETS10
  • VIOLINS10
  • VIOLIST10
  • VIOLONE10
  • WIELDED12
  • WIELDER11
  • WIGLESS11
  • WIGLETS11
  • WIGLIKE15
  • WILLERS10
  • WILLEST10
  • WILLETS10
  • WILLEYS13
  • WILLFUL13
  • WILLIAM12
  • WILLIED11
  • WILLIES10
  • WILLING11
  • WILLOWS13
  • WILLOWY16
  • WINLESS10
  • WITLESS10
  • WITLING11
  • WITLOOF13
  • YIELDED12
  • YIELDER11
  • ZILLAHS19
  • ZILLION16
  • ZIPLESS18
  • ZIPLOCK24
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. D11%
  2. M9%
  3. B9%
3rd letter
  1. L39%
  2. R7%
  3. A7%
5th letter
  1. I41%
  2. E25%
  3. O14%
6th letter
  1. N22%
  2. E16%
  3. S11%
7th letter
  1. S40%
  2. G12%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ZIPLOCK tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 20 words
  2. 8 points: 31 words
  3. 99 points: 49 words
  4. 10 points: 55 words
  5. 1111 points: 42 words
  6. 12 points: 30 words
  7. 1313 points: 18 words
  8. 14 points: 4 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 7 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 2 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZIPLOCK2427Collins · NWL
KILLJOY2124All three
DIALYZE2020All three
JIGLIKE1923Collins · NWL
ZILLAHS1920All three
PILLBOX1822All three
ZIPLESS1820All three
KILLICK1720All three
DIGLYPH1718Collins only
KILLOCK1720All three
ZILLION1619All three
HILLOCK1618All three

The shape is _I_L___, with four open slots and no required starting or ending letter. Twenty-five entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so MILLION, BILLION, and VILLAGE sit beside much rarer options. First-letter and final-letter counts are far from evenly spread, which gives you a useful way to narrow the candidates.

The pattern at a glance

  • 274 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter frame _I_L___.
  • Collins includes 270 matches, NWL2023 includes 215, and ENABLE includes 200.
  • Only 25 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
  • S is the leading final letter: 109 matches end in S.
  • D leads the starting letters with 30 words, ahead of M with 26.

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

The first-letter counts cluster at the top: D starts 30 matches, M starts 26, and B starts 24. At the other end, S leads with 109 final-letter matches; E and G tie at 34. When a clue leaves the first or last tile blank, test these common positions before trying smaller groups.

Familiar fits include MILLION, BILLION, VILLAGE, VIOLENT, BIOLOGY, and AIRLINE. The fixed I and L do the filtering; the first and last letters then separate VILLAGE from MILLION. Only 25 matches are common by frequency, so the full set includes plenty of less familiar vocabulary.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins includes 270 matches, NWL2023 has 215, and ENABLE has 200. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar fit.

Which matches score highest?

Among 7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter, ZIPLOCK tops the scoring examples at 24 points, followed by KILLJOY at 21 and DIALYZE at 20. JIGLIKE and ZILLAHS score 19 each; PILLBOX and ZIPLESS reach 18. MILLION is more familiar, but it does not lead this scoring group.

A score-first search has a trap: KILLJOY's high-value letters matter only when the word fits your rack and board. Lock the I and L into their required positions before chasing points.

Questions people ask

How many words match I in the second position and L in the fourth?
There are 274 seven-letter matches for I in position two and L in position four. The list includes familiar words such as MILLION and VILLAGE alongside less common entries. Its dictionary coverage varies, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another.
Which word scores highest in this pattern?
ZIPLOCK is the highest-scoring example at 24 points. KILLJOY follows at 21, while DIALYZE scores 20. These are strong point totals, but the best play still depends on your rack and the board squares available.
Are all these words accepted in every word game?
No, the tournament dictionaries do not contain identical sets. Collins includes 270 matches, compared with 215 in NWL2023 and 200 in ENABLE. Check the word list for your game before playing an unfamiliar match, especially if you are using a North American dictionary.

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