7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter number 270, from BELIEVE and COLLEGE to less familiar plays.

270 wordsTop pick BELIEVEHighest score TOLZEYS 19

31 of 270 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With L in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (443 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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11
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14
15

Common words 31 · most-used first

BELIEVE₁₂
COLLEGE₁₀
GALLERY₁₁
ILLNESS₇
COLLECT₁₁
BELIEFS₁₂
BULLETS₉
HOLDERS₁₁
KILLERS₁₁
GILBERT₁₀
FILTERS₁₀
SELLERS₇
RELIEVE₁₀
VALLEYS₁₃
FALSELY₁₃
HELMETS₁₂
TALLEST₇
WALKERS₁₄
FULLEST₁₀
SOLVENT₁₀
WALLETS₁₀
ROLLERS₇
COLLEEN₉
GOLFERS₁₁
PELLETS₉
WILDEST₁₁
COLDEST₁₀
FOLDERS₁₁
HELPERS₁₂
SALIENT₇
CALLERS₉

All valid words 270

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

ABLUENT₉
AILMENT₉
ALLHEAL₁₀
ALLNESS₇
ALLSEED₈
AULDEST₈
BALDEST₁₀
BALEENS₉
BALKERS₁₃
BALLERS₉
BALLETS₉
BALNEAL₉
BELIEFS₁₂
BELIERS₉
BELIEVE₁₂
BELLEEK₁₃
BELTERS₉
BILKERS₁₃
BILLERS₉
BILLETS₉
BOLDENS₁₀
BOLDEST₁₀
BOLTERS₉
BULBELS₁₁
BULGERS₁₀
BULKERS₁₃
BULLERS₉
BULLETS₉
BULLEYS₁₂
CALDERA₁₀
CALKERS₁₃
CALLEES₉
CALLERS₉
CALLETS₉
CALMEST₁₁
CALVERS₁₂
COLDEST₁₀
COLLECT₁₁
COLLEEN₉
COLLEGE₁₀
COLLETS₉
COLTERS₉
CULLERS₉
CULLETS₉
CULMENS₁₁
CULTERS₉
CULVERS₁₂
CULVERT₁₂
DELVERS₁₁
DILUENT₈
DOLMENS₁₀
DULCETS₁₀
DULLEST₈
DULNESS₈
EELIEST₇
FALLERS₁₀
FALSELY₁₃
FALSERS₁₀
FALSEST₁₀
FALTERS₁₀
FELLERS₁₀
FELLEST₁₀
FELTERS₁₀
FILBERD₁₃
FILBERT₁₂
FILLERS₁₀
FILLETS₁₀
FILMERS₁₂
FILTERS₁₀
FOLDERS₁₁
FULGENT₁₁
FULLERS₁₀
FULLERY₁₃
FULLEST₁₀
FULNESS₁₀
GALLEIN₈
GALLEON₈
GALLERY₁₁
GALLETA₈
GALLETS₈
GALLEYS₁₁
GELDERS₉
GILBERT₁₀
GILDERS₉
GILLERS₈
GILLETS₈
GILPEYS₁₃
GOLDENS₉
GOLDEST₉
GOLDEYE₁₂
GOLFERS₁₁
GOLLERS₈
GULDENS₉
GULLERS₈
GULLERY₁₁
GULLETS₈
GULLEYS₁₁
GULPERS₁₀
HALBERD₁₃
HALBERT₁₂
HALIERS₁₀
HALLELS₁₀
HALSERS₁₀
HALTERE₁₀
HALTERS₁₀
HALVERS₁₃
HELLERI₁₀
HELLERS₁₀
HELLERY₁₃
HELMERS₁₂
HELMETS₁₂
HELPERS₁₂
HILLERS₁₀
HOLDERS₁₁
HOLIEST₁₀
HOLLERS₁₀
HULLERS₁₀
ILLNESS₇
INLIERS₇
JILLETS₁₄
JILTERS₁₄
JOLLEYS₁₇
JOLTERS₁₄
KELPERS₁₃
KELTERS₁₁
KILLERS₁₁
KILTERS₁₁
LOLLERS₇
LULLERS₇
MALLEES₉
MALLETS₉
MALLEUS₉
MALTEDS₁₀
MELAENA₉
MELDERS₁₀
MELTEMI₁₁
MELTERS₉
MILDENS₁₀
MILDEST₁₀
MILDEWS₁₃
MILDEWY₁₆
MILIEUS₉
MILIEUX₁₆
MILKERS₁₃
MILLERS₉
MILLETS₉
MILNEBS₁₁
MILREIS₉
MILSEYS₁₂
MILTERS₉
MOLDERS₁₀
MOLTERS₉
MULLEIN₉
MULLENS₉
MULLERS₉
MULLETS₉
MULLEYS₁₂
OILIEST₇
OILLETS₇
OILSEED₈
ONLIEST₇
OULDEST₈
OWLIEST₁₀
PALIEST₉
PALKEES₁₃
PALLETS₉
PALMERS₁₁
PALTERS₉
PELLETS₉
PELMETS₁₁
PELTERS₉
PHLOEMS₁₄
PILFERS₁₂
PILFERY₁₅
POLDERS₁₀
POLLEES₉
POLLENS₉
POLLENT₉
POLLERS₉
POLYENE₁₂
PULIEST₉
PULLERS₉
PULLETS₉
PULLEYS₁₂
PULPERS₁₁
PULSERS₉
PULVERS₁₂
RELIEFS₁₀
RELIERS₇
RELIEVE₁₀
RELIEVO₁₀
RELLENO₇
RILIEST₇
RILIEVI₁₀
RILIEVO₁₀
RILLETS₇
ROLFERS₁₀
ROLLERS₇
RULIEST₇
SALFERN₁₀
SALIENT₇
SALLEES₇
SALLETS₇
SALTERN₇
SALTERS₇
SALTERY₁₀
SALTEST₇
SALVERS₁₀
SALVETE₁₀
SELLERS₇
SILKENS₁₁
SILLERS₇
SILVERN₁₀
SILVERS₁₀
SILVERY₁₃
SOLDERS₈
SOLFEGE₁₁
SOLLERS₇
SOLVENT₁₀
SOLVERS₁₀
SPLEENS₉
SPLEENY₁₂
SULKERS₁₁
SULLENS₇
TALKERS₁₁
TALLENT₇
TALLEST₇
TALLETS₇
TALWEGS₁₁
TELFERS₁₀
TELLENS₇
TELLERS₇
TELNETS₇
TILLERS₇
TILTERS₇
TOLLERS₇
TOLSELS₇
TOLSEYS₁₀
TOLTERS₇
TOLUENE₇
TOLZEYS₁₉
UGLIEST₈
UILLEAN₇
VALLEYS₁₃
VALUERS₁₀
VELLETS₁₀
VELVETS₁₃
VELVETY₁₆
VILLEIN₁₀
VOLLEYS₁₃
WALIEST₁₀
WALKERS₁₄
WALLERS₁₀
WALLETS₁₀
WALLEYE₁₃
WALLEYS₁₃
WELDERS₁₁
WELTERS₁₀
WILDERS₁₁
WILDEST₁₁
WILIEST₁₀
WILLERS₁₀
WILLEST₁₀
WILLETS₁₀
WILLEYS₁₃
WOLFERS₁₃
WOLVERS₁₃
YCLEEPE₁₄
YELLERS₁₀
YELPERS₁₂

Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

M10%
S9%
P9%

2nd letter

A24%
I22%
O17%

4th letter

L37%
T10%
D10%

6th letter

R45%
S12%
T12%

7th letter

S67%
T15%
E4%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; TOLZEYS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 38 words
8 points: 18 words
99 points: 56 words
10 points: 71 words
1111 points: 29 words
12 points: 21 words
1313 points: 25 words
14 points: 6 words
1515 points: 1 words
16 points: 3 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
TOLZEYS	19	19	Collins only
JOLLEYS	17	20	Collins only
VELVETY	16	18	All three
MILIEUX	16	19	All three
MILDEWY	16	17	All three
PILFERY	15	16	Collins only
WALKERS	14	15	All three
JILTERS	14	17	All three
JOLTERS	14	17	All three
PHLOEMS	14	16	All three
JILLETS	14	18	Collins only
YCLEEPE	14	16	Collins only

Lock in the pattern _ _ L _ E _ _ and the search gets more precise: the third tile must be L, while E sits in fifth position. Among the examples are familiar words such as BELIEVE, COLLEGE, and ILLNESS. Only 31 matches rank among common English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary alongside everyday choices.

Pattern facts at a glance

There are 270 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
BELIEVE, COLLEGE, and GALLERY show the fixed L-and-E positions in familiar words.
S is the final letter in 181 matches; T is last in another 41.
No words matching this pattern appear among the Wordle answers.

Which 7-letter words fit L third and E fifth?

Start with recognizable options: BELIEVE, COLLEGE, GALLERY, ILLNESS, and COLLECT all fit _ _ L _ E _ _. The pattern also catches useful plural forms such as BELIEFS, BULLETS, HOLDERS, and SELLERS, so check the final letter before dismissing a candidate.

The collection is uneven across dictionaries: 207 entries appear in ENABLE, 265 in Collins, and 221 in NWL2023. A word accepted in one list may not transfer to another, so verify an unfamiliar play against your game's dictionary. There are no matching Wordle answer or allowed-guess entries.

How should you use 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter?

For a board-game rack, check the high-value outliers before settling for an ordinary word: TOLZEYS scores 19 points, while JOLLEYS scores 17. These are much less familiar than WALKERS, which scores 14, so confirm acceptance before building a play around an unusual entry.

The pattern is a filter, not a promise of an easy answer: only 31 matches are common, and many remaining choices are specialist terms or inflections. For a neighboring clue, compare the L-third, E-fifth list with 6-letter words using the same positions. The full set of 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter is best treated as a candidate pool, not a vocabulary list to memorize.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have L third and E fifth?

There are 270 matching words in the tournament dictionaries counted here. BELIEVE, COLLEGE, and GALLERY are familiar examples; many other entries are less common. The count includes words from ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, so acceptance can differ between games.

Are any of these words Wordle answers?

No matching words appear in the Wordle answer list or allowed-guess list. BELIEVE and COLLECT fit the letter positions, but neither is a matching answer or allowed guess in the Wordle lists counted here.

Which matching word scores the most in Scrabble?

TOLZEYS is the highest-scoring match at 19 points. JOLLEYS follows at 17, while VELVETY and MILIEUX each score 16. Tile values and board premiums can change a play's total, and the less familiar words should be checked against your game's dictionary.

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