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7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

The 282 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter include familiar picks such as BELIEVE, HOLIDAY, and DELIVER.

282 wordsTop pick BELIEVEHighest score KYLIXES 21

24 of 282 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With L in 3rd place, L is the most common 4th letter (537 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 24 · most-used first

All valid words 282

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

  • ABLINGS10
  • ACLINIC11
  • ALLIAKS11
  • ALLICES9
  • ALLICIN9
  • ALLISES7
  • ALLIUMS9
  • APLITES9
  • APLITIC11
  • BALINGS10
  • BALISTA9
  • BELIEFS12
  • BELIERS9
  • BELIEVE12
  • BILIANS9
  • BILIARY12
  • BILIMBI13
  • BILIOUS9
  • BOLIDES10
  • BOLINES9
  • BOLIVAR12
  • BOLIVIA12
  • BOLIXED17
  • BOLIXES16
  • BULIMIA11
  • BULIMIC13
  • BULIMUS11
  • BYLINED13
  • BYLINER12
  • BYLINES12
  • CALIBER11
  • CALIBRE11
  • CALICES11
  • CALICHE14
  • CALICLE11
  • CALICOS11
  • CALIGOS10
  • CALIMAS11
  • CALIPEE11
  • CALIPER11
  • CALIPHS14
  • CALIVER12
  • CALIXES16
  • CELIACS11
  • CILIARY12
  • CILIATE9
  • CILICES11
  • COLIBRI11
  • COLICIN11
  • COLICKY18
  • COLITIC11
  • COLITIS9
  • CULICES11
  • CULICID12
  • CYLICES14
  • DELIBLE10
  • DELICES10
  • DELICTS10
  • DELIGHT12
  • DELIMED11
  • DELIMES10
  • DELIMIT10
  • DELINKS12
  • DELIRIA8
  • DELISTS8
  • DELIVER11
  • DOLINAS8
  • DOLINES8
  • ECLIPSE11
  • EELIEST7
  • EELINGS8
  • ELLIPSE9
  • ENLIGHT11
  • ENLINKS11
  • ENLISTS7
  • ENLIVEN10
  • EOLITHS10
  • EYLIADS11
  • FELICIA12
  • FELINES10
  • FILIATE10
  • FILIBEG13
  • FILINGS11
  • FOLIAGE11
  • FOLIATE10
  • FOLIOED11
  • FOLIOLE10
  • FOLIOSE10
  • FOLIOUS10
  • FOLIUMS12
  • GALILEE8
  • GALIOTS8
  • GALIPOT10
  • GELIDER9
  • GELIDLY12
  • GOLIARD9
  • GOLIATH11
  • HALIBUT12
  • HALIDES11
  • HALIDOM13
  • HALIERS10
  • HALIMOT12
  • HALITES10
  • HALITUS10
  • HELIAST10
  • HELIBUS12
  • HELICAL12
  • HELICES12
  • HELICON12
  • HELIMAN12
  • HELIMEN12
  • HELIPAD13
  • HELISKI14
  • HELIUMS12
  • HELIXES17
  • HOLIBUT12
  • HOLIDAY14
  • HOLIEST10
  • HOLINGS11
  • HOLISMS12
  • HOLISTS10
  • HYLISMS15
  • HYLISTS13
  • ILLIADS8
  • ILLICIT9
  • ILLIPES9
  • ILLITES7
  • ILLITIC9
  • INLIERS7
  • IOLITES7
  • KALIANS11
  • KALIMBA15
  • KALIPHS16
  • KALIUMS13
  • KYLICES16
  • KYLIKES18
  • KYLIXES21
  • LALIQUE16
  • LOLIGOS8
  • LOLIUMS9
  • LULIBUB11
  • MALICED12
  • MALICES11
  • MALICHO14
  • MALIGNS10
  • MALINES9
  • MALISMS11
  • MALISON9
  • MELICKS15
  • MELILOT9
  • MELINJO16
  • MELISMA11
  • MILIARY12
  • MILIEUS9
  • MILIEUX16
  • MILINGS10
  • MILITAR9
  • MILITIA9
  • MOLIMEN11
  • MOLINES9
  • MOLINET9
  • OBLIGED11
  • OBLIGEE10
  • OBLIGER10
  • OBLIGES10
  • OBLIGOR10
  • OBLIQUE18
  • OGLINGS9
  • OILIEST7
  • ONLIEST7
  • ONLINER7
  • OOLITES7
  • OOLITHS10
  • OOLITIC9
  • OWLIEST10
  • PALIEST9
  • PALIKAR13
  • PALINGS10
  • PALINKA13
  • PELICAN11
  • PELISSE9
  • PELITES9
  • PELITIC11
  • PILINGS10
  • POLICED12
  • POLICER11
  • POLICES11
  • POLINGS10
  • POLITER9
  • POLITIC11
  • PULIEST9
  • PULINGS10
  • RELIANT7
  • RELICTS9
  • RELIEFS10
  • RELIERS7
  • RELIEVE10
  • RELIEVO10
  • RELIGHT11
  • RELINED8
  • RELINES7
  • RELINKS11
  • RELIQUE16
  • RELISTS7
  • RELIVED11
  • RELIVER10
  • RELIVES10
  • RILIEST7
  • RILIEVI10
  • RILIEVO10
  • RULIEST7
  • RULINGS8
  • SALICES9
  • SALICET9
  • SALICIN9
  • SALIENT7
  • SALIGOT8
  • SALINAS7
  • SALINES7
  • SALIVAL10
  • SALIVAS10
  • SCLIFFS15
  • SILICAS9
  • SILICIC11
  • SILICLE9
  • SILICON9
  • SILIQUA16
  • SILIQUE16
  • SKLIFFS17
  • SOLICIT9
  • SOLIDER8
  • SOLIDLY11
  • SOLIDUM10
  • SOLIDUS8
  • SOLIONS7
  • SOLIPED10
  • SOLITON7
  • SOLIVES10
  • SPLICED12
  • SPLICER11
  • SPLICES11
  • SPLIFFS15
  • SPLINED10
  • SPLINES9
  • SPLINTS9
  • TALIONS7
  • TALIPAT9
  • TALIPED10
  • TALIPES9
  • TALIPOT9
  • TILINGS8
  • TOLIDIN8
  • TOLINGS8
  • UGLIEST8
  • ULLINGS8
  • UNLIKED12
  • UNLIKES11
  • UNLIMED10
  • UNLIMES9
  • UNLINED8
  • UNLINES7
  • UNLINKS11
  • UNLIVED11
  • UNLIVES10
  • UPLIFTS12
  • UPLIGHT13
  • UPLINKS13
  • VALIANT10
  • VALIDER11
  • VALIDLY14
  • VALINES10
  • VALISES10
  • VELIGER11
  • VELITES10
  • VILIACO12
  • VILIAGO11
  • WALIEST10
  • WALISES10
  • WILIEST10
  • XYLIDIN18
  • XYLITOL17
  • YPLIGHT16
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S12%
  2. H9%
  3. C9%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. E20%
  3. O20%
5th letter
  1. N16%
  2. C14%
  3. E9%
6th letter
  1. E32%
  2. I9%
  3. G6%
7th letter
  1. S45%
  2. T12%
  3. E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; KYLIXES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 23 words
  2. 8 points: 20 words
  3. 99 points: 47 words
  4. 10 points: 59 words
  5. 1111 points: 56 words
  6. 12 points: 33 words
  7. 1313 points: 12 words
  8. 14 points: 7 words
  9. 1515 points: 5 words
  10. 16 points: 11 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KYLIXES2121NWL only
OBLIQUE1821All three
COLICKY1820All three
KYLIKES1818All three
XYLIDIN1819All three
XYLITOL1718All three
HELIXES1717All three
BOLIXED1719Collins only
SKLIFFS1718Collins only
LALIQUE1619Collins · NWL
MILIEUX1619All three
SILIQUA1618All three

That fixed LI in the middle leaves a broad but uneven pool: only 24 entries rank among the common words. S begins 33 matches, while 126 end in S, so plural forms account for a striking share. Counts include words found in at least one tournament dictionary.

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

  • 282 words fit the pattern, and 227 have definitions.
  • ENABLE includes 193; Collins includes 272, and NWL2023 includes 210.
  • BELIEVE, HOLIDAY, and DELIVER are recognizable examples.
  • 33 begin with S, the most common first letter in this set.
  • 126 end with S; the next most frequent ending, T, occurs 34 times.

Which words fit this seven-letter pattern?

BELIEVE, HOLIDAY, DELIVER, RELIEVE, and DELIGHT are among the easiest entries to recognize. Their endings vary: HOLIDAY finishes with Y, while BELIEFS and RULINGS finish with S. That matters when crossing letters are known; the fixed LI does not predict the final letter.

Start with familiar forms, then test less common candidates against the board.

S leads the opening-letter counts with 33, ahead of H at 26 and C at 25. On the other end, S appears 126 times, far ahead of T at 34. The S-final entries are almost half of all matches, so checking a likely plural ending quickly cuts the search.

The neighboring pattern with R third and I fourth has 366 matches, while T third has 221. If the third letter is uncertain, trying R expands the candidate pool; if it is fixed as L, the larger neighboring group is no substitute for checking the clue.

Which matching words score well in Scrabble?

KYLIXES tops the scoring list at 21 points; OBLIQUE and COLICKY follow at 18 each. XYLITOL, HELIXES, and BOLIXED each reach 17. The top score belongs to an unusual word, not a cue to play blindly: verify the word and look for a premium square that boosts its X or K.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins has 272 matches, NWL2023 has 210, and ENABLE has 193. Those are overlapping dictionary counts, not three separate pools to add together. Only 24 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect obscure options; check your game's list before committing one.

Questions people ask

How many common words have L third and I fourth?
Only 24 of the 282 matching words count as common. The rest are less frequent entries, so a familiar-looking pattern can still produce candidates you rarely see in everyday writing. BELIEVE and HOLIDAY are among the recognizable options.
What is the highest-scoring word with L third and I fourth?
KYLIXES scores 21 points, the highest score among these matches. OBLIQUE and COLICKY each score 18. Since the top scorer is an unusual word, check your game's dictionary before trying it.
Do Collins and NWL2023 have the same matching words?
No. Collins lists 272 matches, while NWL2023 lists 210; ENABLE lists 193. The counts overlap because a word can appear in more than one dictionary, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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