7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and S as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes two places: L opens each word, and S sits third. Familiar matches include lessons, listing, lasting, and lasagna, but only 7 entries are common by frequency. Collins includes 61 matches, NWL2023 47 and ENABLE 45, and those overlapping lists still add up to 63 distinct words.

How many 7-letter words have L first and S third?

• Exactly 63 tournament-dictionary matches begin with L and put S in position three.
• Collins accepts 61; NWL2023 accepts 47; ENABLE accepts 45, with overlap across lists.
• Only 7 matches are common by frequency, so familiar-looking entries are a small minority.
• Ending S is the leading finish: 27 matches take that final letter.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Recognizable forms make the pattern easier to scan. Lessons, listens, lesions, and lessens all finish in S; lasting and listing finish in G. Lasagna supplies a familiar food word, while lasagne is another spelling among the matches.

That final-letter split matters when your rack or crossing letters already suggest a suffix.

With 27 words ending in S, test a plural or verb ending before assuming the final tile is fixed. The other endings are much thinner: G appears 8 times, E and R 5 times each, and D 4 times. S is the first ending to check, not a guarantee for any single puzzle.

Which matches score most on a Scrabble rack?

Listbox and lasques share the top score at 16 points; lashkar and luskish follow at 14. Listbox is the more transparent build, while lasques is an equally strong score on a clear board. High tile value does not make a word familiar or universally accepted.

Only 7 of the 63 matches are common, and dictionary totals diverge: Collins has 61, against 47 in NWL2023 and 45 in ENABLE. Treat listbox and lasques as score-first candidates, not safe everyday plays. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry in 7-letter words with L as 1st and S as 3rd.