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

7-letter words with L first and S last total 448 matches, from familiar leaders and lessons to the high-scoring LIZZIES.

448 wordsTop pick LEADERSHighest score LIZZIES 25

19 of 448 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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7th letter
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With L in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (448 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 19 · most-used first

LEADERS₈
LETTERS₇
LAWYERS₁₃
LESSONS₇
LEGENDS₉
LENGTHS₁₁
LEAGUES₈
LENDERS₈
LISTENS₇
LAPTOPS₁₁
LIQUIDS₁₇
LESIONS₇
LUNCHES₁₂
LATINOS₇
LAWLESS₁₀
LEGIONS₈
LADDERS₉
LIZARDS₁₇
LAYOUTS₁₀

All valid words 448

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

LAAGERS₈
LABIALS₉
LABISES₉
LABLABS₁₁
LABOURS₉
LABRETS₉
LABRIDS₁₀
LABRUMS₁₁
LACINGS₁₀
LACKERS₁₃
LACKEYS₁₆
LACTAMS₁₁
LACUNAS₉
LACUNES₉
LADDERS₉
LADDIES₉
LADINGS₉
LADINOS₈
LADLERS₈
LADRONS₈
LAGENAS₈
LAGENDS₉
LAGGENS₉
LAGGERS₉
LAGGINS₉
LAGOONS₈
LAGUNAS₈
LAGUNES₈
LAIKERS₁₁
LAIPSES₉
LAISSES₇
LAITIES₇
LAKINGS₁₂
LALANGS₈
LALDIES₈
LALLANS₇
LAMBDAS₁₂
LAMBERS₁₁
LAMBIES₁₁
LAMBOYS₁₄
LAMEDHS₁₃
LAMENTS₉
LAMINAS₉
LAMMERS₁₁
LAMMIES₁₁
LAMPADS₁₂
LAMPERS₁₁
LANCERS₉
LANCETS₉
LANCHES₁₂
LANDAUS₈
LANDERS₈
LANGARS₈
LANGERS₈
LANGUES₈
LANGURS₈
LANNERS₇
LANUGOS₈
LAOGAIS₈
LAPDOGS₁₁
LAPFULS₁₂
LAPIDES₁₀
LAPISES₉
LAPPELS₁₁
LAPPERS₁₁
LAPPETS₁₁
LAPPIES₁₁
LAPSERS₉
LAPTOPS₁₁
LARCHES₁₂
LARDERS₈
LARDONS₈
LARGENS₈
LARGESS₈
LARIATS₇
LARKERS₁₁
LARNEYS₁₀
LARPERS₉
LARRUPS₉
LASCARS₉
LASHERS₁₀
LASHINS₁₀
LASINGS₈
LASKETS₁₁
LASQUES₁₆
LASSIES₇
LASSOES₇
LASTERS₇
LATCHES₁₂
LATEENS₇
LATENTS₇
LATESTS₇
LATEXES₁₄
LATHEES₁₀
LATHERS₁₀
LATICES₉
LATIGOS₈
LATINAS₇
LATINOS₇
LATRIAS₇
LATRONS₇
LATTENS₇
LATTERS₇
LATTINS₇
LAUDERS₈
LAUNCES₉
LAURELS₇
LAURYLS₁₀
LAVABOS₁₂
LAVAGES₁₁
LAVEERS₁₀
LAVOLTS₁₀
LAWINES₁₀
LAWINGS₁₁
LAWLESS₁₀
LAWYERS₁₃
LAXISMS₁₆
LAXISTS₁₄
LAXNESS₁₄
LAYINGS₁₁
LAYOFFS₁₆
LAYOUTS₁₀
LAZULIS₁₆
LEACHES₁₂
LEADENS₈
LEADERS₈
LEAFERS₁₀
LEAGUES₈
LEAKERS₁₁
LEANERS₇
LEAPERS₉
LEASERS₇
LEASHES₁₀
LEASOWS₁₀
LEAVENS₁₀
LEAVERS₁₀
LEBBEKS₁₅
LECCIES₁₁
LECHERS₁₂
LECHWES₁₅
LECTINS₉
LECTORS₉
LEDDENS₉
LEDGERS₉
LEECHES₁₂
LEEWAYS₁₃
LEFTIES₁₀
LEGATES₈
LEGATOS₈
LEGENDS₉
LEGGERS₉
LEGGIES₉
LEGGINS₉
LEGIONS₈
LEGISTS₈
LEGLANS₈
LEGLENS₈
LEGLESS₈
LEGLETS₈
LEGLINS₈
LEGONGS₉
LEGUMES₁₀
LEHAIMS₁₂
LEIGERS₈
LEIPOAS₉
LEKVARS₁₄
LEMURES₉
LENDERS₈
LENGTHS₁₁
LENITES₇
LENTILS₇
LENTORS₇
LENTOUS₇
LENVOYS₁₃
LEPROUS₉
LEPTINS₉
LEPTONS₉
LESIONS₇
LESSEES₇
LESSENS₇
LESSONS₇
LESSORS₇
LETCHES₁₂
LETHALS₁₀
LETHEES₁₀
LETOUTS₇
LETTERS₇
LETTRES₇
LEUCINS₉
LEUCONS₉
LEUKONS₁₁
LEVANTS₁₀
LEVIERS₁₀
LEVITES₁₀
LEWISES₁₀
LEXEMES₁₆
LEXISES₁₄
LEZZIES₂₅
LIAISES₇
LIATRIS₇
LIBATES₉
LIBBERS₁₁
LIBEROS₉
LIBIDOS₁₀
LIBKENS₁₃
LIBLABS₁₁
LICHEES₁₂
LICHENS₁₂
LICKERS₁₃
LICTORS₉
LIDGERS₉
LIDLESS₈
LIEGERS₈
LIERNES₇
LIFTERS₁₀
LIGANDS₉
LIGASES₈
LIGATES₈
LIGGERS₉
LIGNANS₈
LIGNINS₈
LIGNUMS₁₀
LIGULAS₈
LIGULES₈
LIGURES₈
LIKINGS₁₂
LIMACES₁₁
LIMAILS₉
LIMBECS₁₃
LIMBERS₁₁
LIMBOES₁₁
LIMBOUS₁₁
LIMINGS₁₀
LIMITES₉
LIMMERS₁₁
LIMNERS₉
LIMOSES₉
LIMOSIS₉
LIMPERS₁₁
LIMPETS₁₁
LIMULUS₉
LINAGES₈
LINCHES₁₂
LINCTUS₉
LINDENS₈
LINDIES₈
LINEUPS₉
LINGAMS₁₀
LINGELS₈
LINGERS₈
LINGLES₈
LINGOES₈
LINGOTS₈
LINGUAS₈
LINHAYS₁₃
LININGS₈
LINKERS₁₁
LINKUPS₁₃
LINNETS₇
LINNEYS₁₀
LINNIES₇
LINSEYS₁₀
LINTELS₇
LINTERS₇
LINTIES₇
LINTOLS₇
LINUXES₁₄
LIONELS₇
LIONESS₇
LIONETS₇
LIPASES₉
LIPIDES₁₀
LIPLESS₉
LIPOIDS₁₀
LIPOMAS₁₁
LIPPENS₁₁
LIPPERS₁₁
LIPPIES₁₁
LIQUIDS₁₇
LIQUORS₁₆
LISPERS₉
LISTEES₇
LISTELS₇
LISTENS₇
LISTERS₇
LITCHIS₁₂
LITHIAS₁₀
LITHOES₁₀
LITHOPS₁₂
LITOTES₇
LITTERS₇
LITTLES₇
LIVEDOS₁₁
LIVIERS₁₀
LIVINGS₁₁
LIVYERS₁₃
LIZARDS₁₇
LIZZIES₂₅
LOACHES₁₂
LOADENS₈
LOADERS₈
LOAFERS₁₀
LOANEES₇
LOANERS₇
LOATHES₁₀
LOBBERS₁₁
LOBBIES₁₁
LOBINGS₁₀
LOBOLAS₉
LOBOLOS₉
LOBULES₉
LOBULUS₉
LOCALES₉
LOCATES₉
LOCHANS₁₂
LOCHIAS₁₂
LOCKERS₁₃
LOCKETS₁₃
LOCKUPS₁₅
LOCULES₉
LOCULUS₉
LOCUSTS₉
LODGERS₉
LOERIES₇
LOESSES₇
LOFTERS₁₀
LOGGATS₉
LOGGERS₉
LOGGETS₉
LOGGIAS₉
LOGIONS₈
LOGJAMS₁₇
LOGLOGS₉
LOGOFFS₁₄
LOGOUTS₈
LOGWAYS₁₄
LOIASES₇
LOIASIS₇
LOITERS₇
LOLIGOS₈
LOLIUMS₉
LOLLERS₇
LOLLIES₇
LOLLOPS₉
LOMEINS₉
LOMENTS₉
LONGANS₈
LONGERS₈
LONGIES₈
LOOBIES₉
LOOFAHS₁₃
LOOGIES₈
LOOKERS₁₁
LOOKUPS₁₃
LOONEYS₁₀
LOONIES₇
LOOPERS₉
LOOSENS₇
LOOSIES₇
LOOTERS₇
LOPPERS₁₁
LOPPETS₁₁
LOPPIES₁₁
LOQUATS₁₆
LORCHAS₁₂
LORICAS₉
LORINGS₈
LORIOTS₇
LORISES₇
LORRIES₇
LOSINGS₈
LOSLYFS₁₃
LOTIONS₇
LOTOSES₇
LOTTERS₇
LOTUSES₇
LOUDENS₈
LOUNGES₈
LOURIES₇
LOUSERS₇
LOUVARS₁₀
LOUVERS₁₀
LOUVRES₁₀
LOVAGES₁₁
LOVINGS₁₁
LOWBOYS₁₅
LOWINGS₁₁
LOWNESS₁₀
LOWPASS₁₂
LOWRIES₁₀
LOZELLS₁₆
LUBBERS₁₁
LUCERNS₉
LUCITES₉
LUCKIES₁₃
LUCUMAS₁₁
LUCUMOS₁₁
LUETICS₉
LUGGERS₉
LUGGIES₉
LUGINGS₉
LULLERS₇
LUMBARS₁₁
LUMBERS₁₁
LUMINES₉
LUMPENS₁₁
LUMPERS₁₁
LUMPIAS₁₁
LUNATES₇
LUNCHES₁₂
LUNGANS₈
LUNGEES₈
LUNGERS₈
LUNGIES₈
LUNGYIS₁₁
LUNKERS₁₁
LUNULES₇
LUNYIES₁₀
LUPINES₉
LUPUSES₉
LURCHES₁₂
LURDANS₈
LURDENS₈
LUREXES₁₄
LURGIES₈
LURKERS₁₁
LURRIES₇
LUSHERS₁₀
LUSTERS₇
LUSTRES₇
LUSUSES₇
LUTEINS₇
LUTEOUS₇
LUTINGS₈
LUTISTS₇
LUTITES₇
LUVVIES₁₃
LUXATES₁₄
LUZERNS₁₆
LYCEUMS₁₄
LYCHEES₁₅
LYCHNIS₁₅
LYNAGES₁₁
LYNCHES₁₅
LYRISMS₁₂
LYRISTS₁₀
LYSATES₁₀
LYSINES₁₀

Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 5th letter is E.

2nd letter

A27%
I22%
O21%

3rd letter

N13%
G10%
T8%

4th letter

I13%
G10%
T8%

5th letter

E32%
I13%
N9%

6th letter

E29%
R22%
N11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; LIZZIES tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 85 words
8 points: 79 words
99 points: 90 words
10 points: 54 words
1111 points: 61 words
12 points: 27 words
1313 points: 18 words
14 points: 12 words
1515 points: 7 words
16 points: 10 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LIZZIES	25	26	Collins only
LIQUIDS	17	19	All three
LIZARDS	17	18	All three
LOGJAMS	17	22	All three
LAYOFFS	16	16	All three
LIQUORS	16	18	All three
LACKEYS	16	17	All three
LEXEMES	16	18	All three
LOQUATS	16	18	All three
LOZELLS	16	19	Collins only
LAZULIS	16	19	All three
LASQUES	16	18	Collins only

The fixed pattern is L _ _ _ _ _ S: L opens, S closes, and five letters sit between them. Just 19 of 448 matches rank among common English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary beside familiar entries such as letters, lawyers, laptops, and liquids. Treat the results as pattern matches, not a promise that every entry will be familiar or accepted in your game.

At a glance: 7-letter words with L first and S last

Exactly 448 tournament-dictionary entries begin with L and finish with S.
Only 19 qualify as common by English frequency, so familiar-looking examples are a minority.
Collins lists 431 matches, NWL2023 lists 340, and ENABLE lists 301; these totals overlap.
LIZZIES leads the score list at 25 points; LIQUIDS, LIZARDS, and LOGJAMS each score 17.
S-first, S-last words number 1,157, against 121 for L-first, G-last.

Which L…S words are familiar?

Recognizable candidates include leaders, letters, lawyers, lessons, lengths, leagues, lenders, listens, and laptops. Several are familiar plural nouns, which makes the final S an easy clue to exploit; still, an S ending does not guarantee a plural, as lawless shows. For a quick first pass, test familiar candidates like leaders, letters, lessons, and laptops before reaching for obscure forms.

Middle letters do the real sorting. Liquids and lizards share LI at the start; legends and leagues begin LE, while layouts and layoffs turn toward LA. Scan by the second letter first, then test the remaining five positions against your rack.

How do 7-letter words with L first and S last compare?

The count changes sharply when you move one fixed letter. Keeping S at the end but switching the opening letter to S gives 1,157 matches, while L-first words ending in G number 121. The L…S pattern therefore cuts a broad seven-letter search to a compact clue set, but it is not among the rarest final-letter choices: L with R at the end has 102 matches.

LIZZIES is the standout at 25 points, though its vocabulary is much less familiar than LIQUIDS, LIZARDS, or LOGJAMS, each scoring 17. Those three offer a practical trade: strong tile values with recognizable meanings. Remember that a match can appear in one tournament list without appearing in another, so check the list used by your game.

Questions people ask

Are all 448 L-first, S-last words accepted in every game?

Not in every game dictionary. The 448 matches come from words present in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE; their separate totals are 431, 340, and 301 because the lists overlap. Check your game's chosen list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Which L-first, S-last word scores the most points?

LIZZIES is the highest-scoring match at 25 points. LIQUIDS, LIZARDS, and LOGJAMS each score 17, so those three are easier alternatives to recognize while still carrying strong tile values. The exact result depends on the board and letter premiums.

How many common 7-letter words start with L and end in S?

Only 19 of the 448 matches count as common by the frequency measure used here. Familiar options include letters, lawyers, lessons, and laptops, but many remaining matches are specialist forms. Start with words you know, then inspect the full pattern list for less common fits.

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