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7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and L as the 4th letter

The adjacent IL pair appears in 202 tournament-dictionary matches, with 28 in the common-word group. ABILITY, FAILURE, RAILWAY, and CEILING are familiar examples. S is the most frequent initial at 35, while final S leads with 55 words.

202 wordsTop pick ABILITYHighest score CHILLAX 19

28 of 202 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (338 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

All valid words 202

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

  • ABILITY12
  • AGILELY11
  • AGILEST8
  • AGILITY11
  • AMILDAR10
  • ANILINE7
  • ANILINS7
  • ANILITY10
  • ARILLUS7
  • AXILLAE14
  • AXILLAR14
  • AXILLAS14
  • BAILEES9
  • BAILERS9
  • BAILEYS12
  • BAILIES9
  • BAILIFF15
  • BAILING10
  • BAILLIE9
  • BAILLIS9
  • BAILORS9
  • BAILOUT9
  • BOILERS9
  • BOILERY12
  • BOILING10
  • BOILOFF15
  • BRILLER9
  • BRILLOS9
  • BUILDED11
  • BUILDER10
  • BUILDUP12
  • CAILLES9
  • CEILERS9
  • CEILIDH13
  • CEILING10
  • CHILDED14
  • CHILDER13
  • CHILDES13
  • CHILDLY16
  • CHILIAD13
  • CHILIES12
  • CHILIOI12
  • CHILLAX19
  • CHILLED13
  • CHILLER12
  • CHILLIS12
  • CHILLUM14
  • COILERS9
  • COILING10
  • DAILIES8
  • DOILIED9
  • DOILIES8
  • DOILTER8
  • DRILLED9
  • DRILLER8
  • EPILATE9
  • EPILOGS10
  • EVILEST10
  • EVILLER10
  • EXILERS14
  • EXILIAN14
  • EXILING15
  • EXILITY17
  • FAILING11
  • FAILLES10
  • FAILURE10
  • FOILING11
  • FOILIST10
  • FRILLED11
  • FRILLER10
  • GHILGAI12
  • GHILLIE11
  • GRILLED9
  • GRILLER8
  • GRILLES8
  • GRILSES8
  • GUILDER9
  • GUILDRY12
  • GUILERS8
  • GUILING9
  • GUILTED9
  • HAILERS10
  • HAILIER10
  • HAILING11
  • HEILING11
  • JAILERS14
  • JAILING15
  • JAILORS14
  • KHILATS14
  • KHILIMS16
  • MAILBAG12
  • MAILBOX18
  • MAILCAR11
  • MAILERS9
  • MAILING10
  • MAILLOT9
  • MAILMAN11
  • MAILMEN11
  • MAILVAN12
  • MOILERS9
  • MOILING10
  • NAILERS7
  • NAILERY10
  • NAILING8
  • NAILSET7
  • PAILFUL12
  • PAILLON9
  • PHILTER12
  • PHILTRA12
  • PHILTRE12
  • PRILLED10
  • QUILLAI16
  • QUILLED17
  • QUILLET16
  • QUILLON16
  • QUILLOW19
  • QUILTED17
  • QUILTER16
  • RAILBED10
  • RAILBUS9
  • RAILCAR9
  • RAILERS7
  • RAILING8
  • RAILMAN9
  • RAILMEN9
  • RAILWAY13
  • ROILIER7
  • ROILING8
  • SAILERS7
  • SAILING8
  • SAILORS7
  • SCILLAS9
  • SEILING8
  • SHILLED11
  • SHILPIT12
  • SKILFUL14
  • SKILLED12
  • SKILLET11
  • SMILERS9
  • SMILETS9
  • SMILEYS12
  • SMILIER9
  • SMILIES9
  • SMILING10
  • SOILAGE8
  • SOILIER7
  • SOILING8
  • SOILURE7
  • SPILING10
  • SPILITE9
  • SPILLED10
  • SPILLER9
  • SPILTHS12
  • STILETS7
  • STILING8
  • STILLED8
  • STILLER7
  • STILTED8
  • STILTER7
  • SWILERS10
  • SWILING11
  • SWILLED11
  • SWILLER10
  • TAILARD8
  • TAILERS7
  • TAILFAN10
  • TAILFIN10
  • TAILFLY13
  • TAILING8
  • TAILLES7
  • TAILLIE7
  • TAILORS7
  • TAILYES10
  • TAILZIE16
  • THILLER10
  • TOILERS7
  • TOILETS7
  • TOILFUL10
  • TOILING8
  • TRILBYS12
  • TRILITH10
  • TRILLED8
  • TRILLER7
  • TRILOBE9
  • TRILOGY11
  • TUILLES7
  • TUILYIE10
  • TUILZIE16
  • TWILLED11
  • TWILTED11
  • UTILISE7
  • UTILITY10
  • UTILIZE16
  • VAILING11
  • VEILERS10
  • VEILIER10
  • VEILING11
  • WAILERS10
  • WAILFUL13
  • WAILING11
  • WHILERE13
  • WHILING14
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S17%
  2. T13%
  3. B9%
2nd letter
  1. A31%
  2. H12%
  3. O11%
5th letter
  1. I29%
  2. L24%
  3. E15%
6th letter
  1. E31%
  2. R16%
  3. N15%
7th letter
  1. S27%
  2. G15%
  3. R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; CHILLAX tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 23 words
  2. 8 points: 23 words
  3. 99 points: 36 words
  4. 10 points: 37 words
  5. 1111 points: 22 words
  6. 12 points: 21 words
  7. 1313 points: 9 words
  8. 14 points: 12 words
  9. 1515 points: 4 words
  10. 16 points: 9 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHILLAX1921NWL only
QUILLOW1922NWL only
MAILBOX1821All three
QUILTED1719All three
QUILLED1720All three
EXILITY1717Collins only
UTILIZE1618All three
QUILTER1618All three
CHILDLY1617All three
QUILLET1619All three
QUILLON1620Collins only
QUILLAI1619All three

T follows S at the start with 27 matches, then B has 19 and C has 18. At the other end, G appears 30 times and R 27, behind S. This variety makes the neighboring letters useful clues instead of treating the IL sequence as a complete pattern.

At a glance for l beside i

  • The adjacent IL pair appears in 202 tournament-dictionary matches, with 28 in the common-word group.
  • Examples include UTILITY, SMILING, SKILLED, SAILING, and BUILDER.
  • CHILLAX and QUILLOW each score 19 points; MAILBOX reaches 18.
  • The adjacent IL is stable, but endings range across S, G, R, D, and E.

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Examples include UTILITY, SMILING, SKILLED, SAILING, and BUILDER. They show how the fixed pair supports different word endings and grammatical forms. The list has 169 defined entries, so many candidates are findable even though not all are equally familiar.

CHILLAX and QUILLOW each score 19 points; MAILBOX reaches 18. QUILTED and QUILLED both make 17. The repeated Q/U opening can add value, but compare board placement because the two top words tie on raw tile score.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

The adjacent IL is stable, but endings range across S, G, R, D, and E. If your clue is at the end, S is the largest group; for a known opening, S and T together cover 62 matches.

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Questions people ask

How many words fit this pattern?
There are 202 tournament-dictionary matches for 7-letter words with I as the third letter and L as the fourth letter. The examples named above show the range from familiar vocabulary to less common entries.
Which word scores highest?
The top raw tile score is CHILLAX and QUILLOW at 19 points each. Board multipliers can change the final total, so treat that number as a tile-value comparison.
Are all candidates familiar everyday words?
No. Each pattern includes valid entries that are less familiar than its headline examples, and common-word counts range from none to a small portion of the matching set. Check your game dictionary when a candidate is unfamiliar; dictionary coverage can differ between word games.

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