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7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter

7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter number 290, from LOOKING to LIQUIFY.

290 wordsTop pick LOOKINGHighest score LIZZIES 25

33 of 290 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (290 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 33 · most-used first

All valid words 290

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

  • LABRIDS10
  • LACKING14
  • LADDIER9
  • LADDIES9
  • LADDISH12
  • LADDISM11
  • LADLING9
  • LADYISH14
  • LADYISM13
  • LAERING8
  • LAGGIER9
  • LAGGING10
  • LAGGINS9
  • LAICISE9
  • LAICISM11
  • LAICITY12
  • LAICIZE18
  • LAIDING9
  • LAIKING12
  • LAIRIER7
  • LAIRING8
  • LAIRISE7
  • LAIRIZE16
  • LAITIES7
  • LALDIES8
  • LALLING8
  • LAMBIER11
  • LAMBIES11
  • LAMBING12
  • LAMMIES11
  • LAMMING12
  • LAMPING12
  • LAMPION11
  • LANCING10
  • LANDING9
  • LANKIER11
  • LANKILY14
  • LANKING12
  • LAPPIES11
  • LAPPING12
  • LAPSING10
  • LAPWING13
  • LARDIER8
  • LARDING9
  • LARGISH11
  • LARKIER11
  • LARKING12
  • LARKISH14
  • LARMIER9
  • LARNIER7
  • LARNING8
  • LARPING10
  • LASHING11
  • LASHINS10
  • LASSIES7
  • LASTING8
  • LATHIER10
  • LATHING11
  • LATRIAS7
  • LATRINE7
  • LATTICE9
  • LATTINS7
  • LAUDING9
  • LAUWINE10
  • LAWLIKE14
  • LAWNIER10
  • LAWNING11
  • LAYTIME12
  • LAZOING17
  • LAZYING20
  • LAZYISH22
  • LEADIER8
  • LEADING9
  • LEAFIER10
  • LEAFING11
  • LEAKIER11
  • LEAKILY14
  • LEAKING12
  • LEAMING10
  • LEANING8
  • LEAPING10
  • LEARIER7
  • LEARING8
  • LEASING8
  • LEAVIER10
  • LEAVING11
  • LECCIES11
  • LECHING13
  • LECTINS9
  • LECTION9
  • LEDGIER9
  • LEEPING10
  • LEERIER7
  • LEERILY10
  • LEERING8
  • LEESING8
  • LEFTIES10
  • LEFTISH13
  • LEFTISM12
  • LEFTIST10
  • LEGGIER9
  • LEGGIES9
  • LEGGING10
  • LEGGINS9
  • LEGGISM11
  • LEGLIKE12
  • LEGLINS8
  • LEHAIMS12
  • LEIRING8
  • LEKKING16
  • LEMMING12
  • LEMPIRA11
  • LENDING9
  • LENGING9
  • LENSING8
  • LENTIGO8
  • LENTILS7
  • LENTISK11
  • LEONINE7
  • LEPPING12
  • LEPTINS9
  • LESBIAN9
  • LESTING8
  • LETHIED11
  • LETTING8
  • LEUCINE9
  • LEUCINS9
  • LEUCISM11
  • LEUCITE9
  • LEVYING14
  • LEZZIES25
  • LIBBING12
  • LICKING14
  • LIDDING10
  • LIFTING11
  • LIGGING10
  • LIGNIFY14
  • LIGNINS8
  • LIGNITE8
  • LILLING8
  • LILTING8
  • LIMAILS9
  • LIMBIER11
  • LIMBING12
  • LIMNING10
  • LIMPING12
  • LINDIED9
  • LINDIES8
  • LINGIER8
  • LINKING12
  • LINNIES7
  • LINNING8
  • LINTIER7
  • LINTIES7
  • LINTING8
  • LIONISE7
  • LIONISM9
  • LIONIZE16
  • LIPLIKE13
  • LIPOIDS10
  • LIPOING10
  • LIPPIER11
  • LIPPIES11
  • LIPPING12
  • LIQUIDS17
  • LIQUIDY20
  • LIQUIFY22
  • LIRKING12
  • LISPING10
  • LISTING8
  • LITHIAS10
  • LITHIFY16
  • LITHING11
  • LITHITE10
  • LITHIUM12
  • LIZZIES25
  • LOADING9
  • LOAFING11
  • LOAMIER9
  • LOAMING10
  • LOANING8
  • LOAVING11
  • LOBBIED12
  • LOBBIES11
  • LOBBING12
  • LOCHIAL12
  • LOCHIAS12
  • LOCKING14
  • LOCOING10
  • LOCOISM11
  • LODGING10
  • LOERIES7
  • LOFTIER10
  • LOFTILY13
  • LOFTING11
  • LOGGIAS9
  • LOGGIER9
  • LOGGING10
  • LOGGISH12
  • LOGLINE8
  • LOIDING9
  • LOLLIES7
  • LOLLING8
  • LOMEINS9
  • LOMPISH14
  • LONGIES8
  • LONGING9
  • LONGISH11
  • LOOBIER9
  • LOOBIES9
  • LOOBILY12
  • LOOGIES8
  • LOOKING12
  • LOOKISM13
  • LOOKIST11
  • LOOMING10
  • LOONIER7
  • LOONIES7
  • LOONILY10
  • LOONING8
  • LOOPIER9
  • LOOPILY12
  • LOOPING10
  • LOOSIES7
  • LOOSING8
  • LOOTING8
  • LOPPIER11
  • LOPPIES11
  • LOPPING12
  • LORDING9
  • LORRIES7
  • LOSSIER7
  • LOTTING8
  • LOUDISH11
  • LOUNING8
  • LOUPING10
  • LOURIER7
  • LOURIES7
  • LOURING8
  • LOUSIER7
  • LOUSILY10
  • LOUSING8
  • LOUTING8
  • LOUTISH10
  • LOWLIER10
  • LOWLIFE13
  • LOWLILY13
  • LOWNING11
  • LOWPING13
  • LOWRIES10
  • LOWSING11
  • LOWTING11
  • LUBFISH15
  • LUCKIER13
  • LUCKIES13
  • LUCKILY16
  • LUCKING14
  • LUETICS9
  • LUFFING14
  • LUGEING9
  • LUGGIES9
  • LUGGING10
  • LULLING8
  • LUMMIER11
  • LUMPIAS11
  • LUMPIER11
  • LUMPILY14
  • LUMPING12
  • LUMPISH14
  • LUNGIES8
  • LUNGING9
  • LUNTING8
  • LUNYIES10
  • LURGIES8
  • LURKING12
  • LURRIES7
  • LUSHIER10
  • LUSHING11
  • LUSKING12
  • LUSKISH14
  • LUSTICK13
  • LUSTIER7
  • LUSTILY10
  • LUSTING8
  • LUTEINS7
  • LUTFISK14
  • LUTHIER10
  • LUVVIES13
  • LUVVING14
  • LYDDITE12
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 6th letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. O26%
  2. A24%
  3. E21%
3rd letter
  1. N9%
  2. G8%
  3. M8%
4th letter
  1. T13%
  2. P10%
  3. G9%
6th letter
  1. N46%
  2. E27%
  3. S10%
7th letter
  1. G40%
  2. S20%
  3. R14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; LIZZIES tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 29 words
  2. 8 points: 46 words
  3. 99 points: 44 words
  4. 10 points: 44 words
  5. 1111 points: 44 words
  6. 12 points: 36 words
  7. 1313 points: 14 words
  8. 14 points: 18 words
  9. 1515 points: 1 words
  10. 16 points: 5 words
  11. 1717 points: 2 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 2 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LIZZIES2526Collins only
LIQUIFY2223All three
LAZYISH2221All three
LIQUIDY2021NWL only
LAZYING2022All three
LAICIZE1820All three
LIQUIDS1719All three
LAZOING1720Collins only
LUCKILY1619All three
LIONIZE1618All three
LEKKING1619Collins · NWL
LITHIFY1615All three

This is a broad L pattern, with 290 matches and many familiar “-ing” words: LOOKING, LEADING, LEAVING, LANDING, and LISTING. The fifth-position I does not force one ending, though: 116 entries finish in G and 58 in S. Thirty-three entries meet the common-word cutoff.

Key facts about this pattern

  • 290 entries match the L-first, I-fifth frame.
  • LOOKING, LEADING, LANDING, and LISTING show the common -ing cluster.
  • G is the most frequent final letter at 116; S follows at 58.
  • LIZZIES and LEZZIES lead scoring at 25 points each.

How the L-I pattern takes shape

The “-ing” cluster dominates the most recognizable examples: LOOKING, LEADING, LEAVING, LETTING, LANDING, and LISTING. Each places I fifth, but the shared ending is a separate pattern rather than a rule. LITHIUM and LEFTIST are useful counterexamples when you need a different final shape.

LACKING and LIFTING keep the familiar G ending; LUCKILY and LEFTIST break away from it. In the ending counts, 116 words finish in G, 58 in S, then 40 in R. Keep alternatives beyond the obvious suffix in view.

Which plays stand out on the board?

Tip

LIZZIES and LEZZIES top the scoring list at 25 points each, while LIQUIFY reaches 22. All scores are before board bonuses. The high-value spellings are much less familiar than LOOKING, so check them carefully before playing.

Using the L-and-I frame

The large total still has a narrow practical limit: only 33 of the 290 words meet the common-word cutoff. Collins includes 276, ENABLE 189, and NWL2023 218. That split matters in a game using a North American list, where a candidate accepted in Collins may be absent.

For a clue-solving pass, mark the first and fifth slots, then try the recognizable -ING group before searching the full set. If those letters are already occupied on the board, LITHIUM, LEFTIST, and LUCKILY show that the pattern has other useful routes.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have L first and I fifth?
There are 290 matching tournament-dictionary words. Familiar examples include LOOKING, LEADING, LANDING, and LISTING, while LITHIUM and LEFTIST show that the pattern also supports endings outside the common -ing group.
Which L-first word with I fifth has the highest score?
LIZZIES and LEZZIES tie for the highest base score at 25 points, and LIQUIFY scores 22. These totals exclude premium squares, and the leading spellings are less familiar than common choices such as LOOKING.
What endings are common in this pattern?
G is the most frequent ending, with 116 words; S is next with 58, followed by R with 40. The ending counts show why a fifth-position I should not be treated as proof that a word ends in -ING.

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