7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and D as the 7th letter

The fixed ending is the easy part: every match ends in D. The third-letter L narrows the field to 165 words, compared with 436 when A sits in that position and D stays last. RELATED, ALLOWED, and ALLEGED are familiar examples; many other matches are less common, so check your game’s dictionary when a word looks unfamiliar.

At a glance: 165 words end in D

• All 165 matches put L third and D seventh.
• RELATED, ALLOWED, and ALLEGED are recognizable examples.
• Only 16 matches fall among the most common English words.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 19 matches.
• WALTZED leads the listed Scrabble scores at 20 points.

How many 7-letter words have L third and D seventh?

There are 165 matches. RELATED, DELAYED, and COLORED show how easily this pattern can appear in familiar words, while BELATED and RELAXED offer different vowel and consonant shapes.

The opening letter S leads with 19 matches; B follows with 14, then D with 13. That makes S a practical place to begin when you have no information about the first tile. A as the third letter produces 436 matches with the same final D, so L is a considerably tighter clue.

The count changes across tournament dictionaries: Collins includes 163 matches, NWL2023 includes 131, and ENABLE includes 124. Those totals overlap, and the 16 common words are only a small slice of the full set.

Use the pattern to spot scoring opportunities

WALTZED scores 20 points, the highest score among the examples here; CALQUED follows at 19. Those unusual letter combinations can make a strong play, but they are less familiar than RELATED or ALLOWED. Check that your game accepts an unfamiliar word before playing it.

For a quick scan, fill the third and seventh spaces first, then test the remaining letters against familiar forms such as DELAYED, RELAXED, and PILOTED. The ending D often points toward a past-tense form, but words like HOLLAND show that not every match follows that pattern.

The full phrase is 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and D as the 7th letter. For broader play, compare the 158 matches with S third and D last, or the 120 with M third and D last.