7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and L as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ I _ L _ _: positions three and five are settled, leaving four letters to solve. Skilled, grilled, chilled, and spilled are recognizable matches, but the set also includes less familiar entries. Check your game’s dictionary before building a play around an unusual word; acceptance differs across tournament lists.

At a glance: the shape of this pattern

• There are 126 seven-letter matches with I third and L fifth.
• T leads the first-letter count with 28 words, just ahead of S with 25.
• D is the most common final letter, with 35 matches; S follows with 33.
• Only 8 matches rank among the commonest English words by frequency.
• Collins includes 121 matches, NWL2023 includes 93, and ENABLE includes 84.

Which letters begin and end these words?

T and S dominate the openings: together they account for 53 words. Examples include tripled, triples, stifled, skilled, and spilled. C is next with 14, represented by chilled, chiller, and chillax.

The ending pattern is just as concentrated. Words ending in D or S make up 68 of the 126 matches, including grilled, drilled, shields, icicles, and trifles. If your final tile is fixed, check D and S possibilities before trying the less frequent endings.

7-letter words with I as the 3rd letter and L as the 5th letter: scoring notes

For Scrabble, WRIZLED tops the scoring results at 20 points. CHILLAX and QUILLOW each score 19, while QUIBLIN scores 18. These are strong tile scores, but the less familiar words deserve a dictionary check before you commit to them.

More recognizable options score less: AXIALLY and QUILLED reach 17, while TRIPLEX and WHITLOW reach 16. The useful distinction is between raw tile value and playability: a high score does not make an obscure word an easy choice.