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

J opens every entry, while L locks into the fourth position and leaves four slots to solve. The matches range from familiar JEALOUS and JOBLESS to less everyday JELLIFY and JAWLIKE. Only two qualify as common by our frequency measure, so the pattern is tighter than its raw count suggests.

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

• 41 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern: J begins each word, and L sits fourth.
• JEALOUS, JOBLESS, JELLIES, and JAWLINE are recognizable examples.
• Only 2 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• JAWLIKE leads the scoring list at 21 points; JELLIFY and JOLLIFY each score 20.
• Endings cluster at S: 17 of the matches finish with that letter.

Which J-and-L words score highest?

JAWLIKE tops the scoring list at 21 points, with JELLIFY, JOLLIFY, and JAMLIKE tied at 20. Those totals make unusual letter combinations do the work: J is worth 8 points and F is worth 4 in standard English-language Scrabble.

For a more familiar play, JAWLINE scores 17, as do JOYLESS and JOLLITY. The highest raw score is not always the easiest word to place; save JAWLIKE for a board position that uses its letters well. Endings narrow a rack quickly: S closes 17 of the 41, G closes 6 and E closes 5.

Are all 41 entries familiar?

For 7-letter words with J as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter, familiarity is the main limitation: only 2 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words. JEALOUS and JOBLESS feel much more natural than JELLIFY or JAGLESS.

Dictionary coverage also varies. Collins includes 40 matches, compared with 29 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE, so a word accepted in one game may be absent in another. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.