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

Every match begins with L and puts A in slot four, giving you the pattern L _ _ A _ _ _. Recognizable entries include LOCATED, LEGALLY, LOYALTY and LOCALLY, but only 8 qualify as common by our frequency measure. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 64 matches, NWL2023 has 58 and ENABLE has 54; those groups overlap.

At a glance: the L _ _ A _ _ _ pattern

• The pattern returns 67 seven-letter words across tournament dictionaries.
• LIZARDS scores 17; LAYAWAY, LAZARET and LIKABLY each score 16.
• Twenty-five entries end in S, more than any other final letter.
• The average score across the matches is 10.4.
• The list includes 53 words with definitions.

How many 7-letter words with L first and A fourth?

There are 67 matches. Their final letters are unevenly distributed: 25 end in S, while D is next with 9. E closes 8 words; R and Y each close 7.

When the last tile is unknown, trying S first narrows the search quickly, but the ending alone does not tell you whether a word is a plural.

LASAGNA, LOVABLE and LUNATIC show how varied the middle letters can be while L and A stay fixed. Just 8 entries meet the common-frequency threshold, so familiar-looking examples make up a small slice of the full set.

Which matching words score highest?

LIZARDS is the top scorer at 17 points. LAYAWAY, LAZARET and LIKABLY follow at 16, with LOVABLY at 15. Those names are worth checking when your rack has a Z or a Y; the fixed L and A positions still leave four letters to arrange.

For 7-letter words with L first and A fourth, the scoring standouts are not necessarily the easiest plays to place. The 67-word count combines tournament-dictionary entries, not a guarantee that every game accepts every word. Check your game's word list when a move depends on a less familiar option such as LAZARET or LIKABLY.