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

The fixed letters leave five open positions, so examples range from familiar words such as LIBERAL and LICENSE to less common picks like LOZENGY. The list has 93 matches across tournament dictionaries, but their coverage differs: Collins includes 92, NWL2023 includes 76, and ENABLE includes 71. That makes the exact word list a little different between games.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

• There are 93 matching seven-letter words, all beginning with L and placing E fourth.
• LIBERAL, LICENSE and LIBERTY are familiar examples that fit the pattern.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 23 words; D comes next with 18.
• LOZENGY leads the scoring examples at 20 points, while the average score is 10.4.

Which words fit L first and E fourth?

Try LIBERAL, LIBERTY, LEGENDS or LATERAL when you want recognizable choices. LICENSE and LICENCE both appear, as do the less everyday LEVELED and LINEMAN. Each has seven letters, starts with L, and puts E in the fourth slot.

The pattern is narrower than some nearby combinations: 93 matches begin with L here, compared with 258 seven-letter words beginning with S and sharing the same fourth letter. Changing the fourth letter to I gives 120 matches for L-starting words. Keep the fixed positions in mind before testing a candidate.

How do 7-letter words with L first and E fourth score?

LOZENGY is the scoring standout at 20 points; LEXEMIC follows at 18, and LOZENGE scores 17. Less surprising choices still have value: LIFEWAY and LEXEMES each score 16. A high tile score does not make an unfamiliar word easier to place.

Only 15 matches fall among the commonest English words, so many options are specialist or uncommon. For a practical play, check the word against your game's dictionary before committing; the counts vary across Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. The average score of 10.4 also makes the top scorer an exception, not the norm.