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

443 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter match this pattern, including MILLION, TALKING, and QULLIQS.

443 wordsTop pick MILLIONHighest score QULLIQS 25

45 of 443 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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5th letter
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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.

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Common words 45 · most-used first

MILLION₉
TALKING₁₂
CALLING₁₀
TELLING₈
HOLDING₁₂
KILLING₁₂
WILLIAM₁₂
WALKING₁₅
SELLING₈
HELPING₁₃
BILLION₉
WILLING₁₁
FALLING₁₁
ROLLING₈
SOLDIER₈
PULLING₁₀
FILLING₁₁
FILMING₁₃
COLLINS₉
SELFISH₁₃
YELLING₁₁
SOLVING₁₁
FULFILL₁₃
POLLING₁₀
CALCIUM₁₃
RELYING₁₁
MELTING₁₀
FOLDING₁₂
BULLIED₁₀
RALLIES₇
BILLING₁₀
WELDING₁₂
SELFIES₁₀
BULLIES₉
COLLIER₉
CALMING₁₂
MILLING₁₀
COLLIDE₁₀
RALLIED₈
GOLFING₁₂
MILKING₁₄
MOLDING₁₁
BULLION₉
BULLISH₁₂
TILTING₈

All valid words 443

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

ABLEISM₁₁
ABLEIST₉
ALLYING₁₁
AWLBIRD₁₃
BALDIER₁₀
BALDIES₁₀
BALDING₁₁
BALDISH₁₃
BALKIER₁₃
BALKILY₁₆
BALKING₁₄
BALLIER₉
BALLIES₉
BALLING₁₀
BALLIUM₁₁
BALMIER₁₁
BALMILY₁₄
BALMING₁₂
BELLIED₁₀
BELLIES₉
BELLING₁₀
BELTING₁₀
BELYING₁₃
BILBIES₁₁
BILGIER₁₀
BILGING₁₁
BILKING₁₄
BILLIES₉
BILLING₁₀
BILLION₉
BOLDING₁₁
BOLLING₁₀
BOLTING₁₀
BULBILS₁₁
BULBING₁₂
BULGIER₁₀
BULGINE₁₀
BULGING₁₁
BULKIER₁₃
BULKILY₁₆
BULKING₁₄
BULLIED₁₀
BULLIER₉
BULLIES₉
BULLING₁₀
BULLION₉
BULLISH₁₂
CALCIFY₁₇
CALCINE₁₁
CALCITE₁₁
CALCIUM₁₃
CALKING₁₄
CALKINS₁₃
CALLING₁₀
CALMIER₁₁
CALMING₁₂
CALVING₁₃
CELLIES₉
CELLING₁₀
CELLIST₉
COLBIES₁₁
COLDIES₁₀
COLDISH₁₃
COLLIDE₁₀
COLLIED₁₀
COLLIER₉
COLLIES₉
COLLING₁₀
COLLINS₉
COLTING₁₀
COLTISH₁₂
CULLIED₁₀
CULLIES₉
CULLING₁₀
CULLION₉
CULMINA₁₁
CULMING₁₂
CULTIER₉
CULTISH₁₂
CULTISM₁₁
CULTIST₉
DALLIED₉
DALLIER₈
DALLIES₈
DELAINE₈
DELEING₉
DELLIES₈
DELVING₁₂
DILLIER₈
DILLIES₈
DILLING₉
DOLLIED₉
DOLLIER₈
DOLLIES₈
DOLLING₉
DOLLISH₁₁
DOLTISH₁₁
DULCIAN₁₀
DULCIFY₁₆
DULCITE₁₀
DULLIER₈
DULLING₉
DULLISH₁₁
ECLAIRS₉
EELLIKE₁₁
EILDING₉
ERLKING₁₂
ESLOINS₇
FALLING₁₁
FALSIES₁₀
FALSIFY₁₆
FALSING₁₁
FALSISH₁₃
FALSISM₁₂
FALSITY₁₃
FELLIES₁₀
FELLING₁₁
FELSITE₁₀
FELTIER₁₀
FELTING₁₁
FILLIES₁₀
FILLING₁₁
FILLIPS₁₂
FILMIER₁₂
FILMILY₁₅
FILMING₁₃
FILMISH₁₅
FOLDING₁₂
FOLKIER₁₄
FOLKIES₁₄
FOLKISH₁₇
FOLLIED₁₁
FOLLIES₁₀
FULFILL₁₃
FULFILS₁₃
FULLING₁₁
FULLISH₁₃
FULMINE₁₂
GALLICA₁₀
GALLIED₉
GALLIES₈
GALLING₉
GALLIOT₈
GALLISE₈
GALLIUM₁₀
GALLIZE₁₇
GELDING₁₀
GELLIES₈
GELLING₉
GILDING₁₀
GILGIES₉
GILLIED₉
GILLIES₈
GILLING₉
GILLION₈
GILPIES₁₀
GOLDIER₉
GOLDISH₁₂
GOLFING₁₂
GOLLIED₉
GOLLIES₈
GULFIER₁₁
GULFING₁₂
GULLIED₉
GULLIES₈
GULLING₉
GULLISH₁₁
GULPIER₁₀
GULPING₁₁
HALLIAN₁₀
HALLING₁₁
HALLION₁₀
HALOIDS₁₁
HALOING₁₁
HALSING₁₁
HALTING₁₁
HALVING₁₄
HELLIER₁₀
HELLING₁₁
HELLION₁₀
HELLISH₁₃
HELMING₁₃
HELPING₁₃
HELVING₁₄
HILDING₁₂
HILLIER₁₀
HILLING₁₁
HILTING₁₁
HOLDING₁₂
HOLKING₁₅
HOLLIES₁₀
HOLMIAS₁₂
HOLMIUM₁₄
HULKIER₁₄
HULKING₁₅
HULLIER₁₀
HULLING₁₁
HYLDING₁₅
HYLOIST₁₃
INLYING₁₁
JELLIED₁₅
JELLIES₁₄
JELLIFY₂₀
JELLING₁₅
JILGIES₁₅
JILLION₁₄
JILTING₁₅
JOLLIED₁₅
JOLLIER₁₄
JOLLIES₁₄
JOLLIFY₂₀
JOLLILY₁₇
JOLLING₁₅
JOLLITY₁₇
JOLTIER₁₄
JOLTILY₁₇
JOLTING₁₅
KALMIAS₁₃
KELLIES₁₁
KELOIDS₁₂
KELPIES₁₃
KELPING₁₄
KELTIES₁₁
KELVINS₁₄
KILLICK₁₇
KILLIES₁₁
KILLING₁₂
KILNING₁₂
KILTIES₁₁
KILTING₁₂
LALDIES₈
LALLING₈
LILLING₈
LILTING₈
LOLLIES₇
LOLLING₈
LULLING₈
MALAISE₉
MALKINS₁₃
MALLING₁₀
MALMIER₁₁
MALTIER₉
MALTING₁₀
MELDING₁₁
MELLING₁₀
MELLITE₉
MELOIDS₁₀
MELTIER₉
MELTING₁₀
MELTITH₁₂
MILDING₁₁
MILDISH₁₃
MILKIER₁₃
MILKILY₁₆
MILKING₁₄
MILLIER₉
MILLIES₉
MILLIME₁₁
MILLINE₉
MILLING₁₀
MILLION₉
MILTIER₉
MILTING₁₀
MILVINE₁₂
MOLDIER₁₀
MOLDING₁₁
MOLLIES₉
MOLLIFY₁₅
MOLTING₁₀
MULLING₁₀
MULLION₉
MULLITE₉
NELLIES₇
NILLING₈
NULLIFY₁₃
NULLING₈
NULLITY₁₀
OILBIRD₁₀
OWLLIKE₁₄
PALLIAL₉
PALLIER₉
PALLING₁₀
PALLIUM₁₁
PALMIER₁₁
PALMIES₁₁
PALMIET₁₁
PALMING₁₂
PALMIST₁₁
PALPING₁₂
PALSIED₁₀
PALSIER₉
PALSIES₉
PELOIDS₁₀
PELTING₁₀
PELVICS₁₄
PILLIES₉
PILLING₁₀
PILLION₉
POLKING₁₄
POLLICY₁₄
POLLIES₉
POLLING₁₀
POLLIST₉
POLOIST₉
POLTING₁₀
PULLING₁₀
PULPIER₁₁
PULPIFY₁₇
PULPILY₁₄
PULPING₁₂
PULPITS₁₁
PULSING₁₀
PULSION₉
PULVILS₁₂
PULVINI₁₂
QULLIQS₂₅
RALLIED₈
RALLIER₇
RALLIES₇
RALLINE₇
RELLIES₇
RELLISH₁₀
RELYING₁₁
RILLING₈
ROLFING₁₁
ROLLICK₁₃
ROLLIES₇
ROLLING₈
RULLION₇
SALLIED₈
SALLIER₇
SALLIES₇
SALPIAN₉
SALPIDS₁₀
SALPINX₁₆
SALSIFY₁₃
SALTIER₇
SALTIES₇
SALTILY₁₀
SALTINE₇
SALTING₈
SALTIRE₇
SALTISH₁₀
SALUING₈
SALVIAS₁₀
SALVING₁₁
SELFIES₁₀
SELFING₁₁
SELFISH₁₃
SELFISM₁₂
SELFIST₁₀
SELKIES₁₁
SELLING₈
SILKIER₁₁
SILKIES₁₁
SILKILY₁₄
SILKING₁₂
SILLIER₇
SILLIES₇
SILLILY₁₀
SILOING₈
SILTIER₇
SILTING₈
SILVICS₁₂
SOLDIER₈
SOLOING₈
SOLOIST₇
SOLVING₁₁
SULFIDE₁₁
SULFIDS₁₁
SULFITE₁₀
SULKIER₁₁
SULKIES₁₁
SULKILY₁₄
SULKING₁₂
SULLIED₈
SULLIES₇
SYLVIAS₁₃
SYLVINE₁₃
SYLVINS₁₃
SYLVITE₁₃
TALCIER₉
TALCING₁₀
TALKIER₁₁
TALKIES₁₁
TALKING₁₂
TALLIED₈
TALLIER₇
TALLIES₇
TALLISH₁₀
TALLITH₁₀
TALLITS₇
TELLIES₇
TELLING₈
TELLINS₇
TILLIER₇
TILLING₈
TILLITE₇
TILTING₈
TOLLIES₇
TOLLING₈
TOLUIDE₈
TOLUIDS₈
UGLYING₁₂
UPLYING₁₃
VALSING₁₁
VALUING₁₁
VALVING₁₄
VOLPINO₁₂
VOLTING₁₁
VOLVING₁₄
VULNING₁₁
VULPINE₁₂
WALKIES₁₄
WALKING₁₅
WALLIER₁₀
WALLIES₁₀
WALLING₁₁
WALTIER₁₀
WELDING₁₂
WELKING₁₅
WELKINS₁₄
WELLIES₁₀
WELLING₁₁
WELTING₁₁
WILDING₁₂
WILDISH₁₄
WILLIAM₁₂
WILLIED₁₁
WILLIES₁₀
WILLING₁₁
WILTING₁₁
WOLFING₁₄
WOLFISH₁₆
WOLLIES₁₀
WOLVING₁₄
WOLVISH₁₆
WULLING₁₁
YELLING₁₁
YELMING₁₃
YELPING₁₃
YOLKIER₁₄
ZILLION₁₆

Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 4th letter is L.

1st letter

S12%
B10%
P8%

2nd letter

A26%
I19%
O18%

4th letter

L43%
T10%
K9%

6th letter

N39%
E31%
S9%

7th letter

G34%
S21%
R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; QULLIQS tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 28 words
8 points: 44 words
99 points: 60 words
10 points: 83 words
1111 points: 82 words
12 points: 42 words
1313 points: 35 words
14 points: 34 words
1515 points: 15 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
QULLIQS	25	28	NWL only
JELLIFY	20	23	All three
JOLLIFY	20	23	All three
KILLICK	17	20	All three
JOLLITY	17	20	All three
CALCIFY	17	19	All three
FOLKISH	17	17	All three
JOLLILY	17	21	All three
JOLTILY	17	20	All three
GALLIZE	17	20	Collins only
PULPIFY	17	20	Collins only
ZILLION	16	19	All three

The pattern is _ _ L _ I _ _, and its matches range from familiar words such as MILLION and HELPING to less common plays like QULLIQS. Collins accepts 433 of the 443 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 358. Just 45 are among the most common English words, so expect many entries to be unfamiliar outside word games.

At a glance: the strongest clues

443 tournament-dictionary words fit the seven-letter pattern _ _ L _ I _ _.
Words ending in G lead with 151 matches; examples include TALKING, CALLING, and HOLDING.
S is the most common first letter, with 52 matches; B follows with 43.
QULLIQS scores 25 points, ahead of JELLIFY and JOLLIFY at 20 each.

Which words fit the pattern?

The fixed L and I leave five open positions, but the ending gives you a strong shortcut: 151 matches end in G. Try familiar -ing words such as WALKING, SELLING, and SOLVING when the other letters support them.

Plural endings are another productive route: 94 words end in S. MILLION and BILLION show that the pattern also contains recognizable nouns, while SOLDIER and SELFISH offer different endings and word shapes.

The opening letter can narrow a search quickly. S starts 52 matches, more than any other first letter; B starts 43, and P starts 36. If your rack or puzzle fixes the first tile, start with that group rather than scanning all 443.

Using 7-letter words with L third and I fifth

For a rack search, test the common -ing family first: TALKING, CALLING, TELLING, and HOLDING all fit. Then check less obvious forms such as FULFILL, whose final letters do not follow the dominant -ing pattern.

For score-focused play, QULLIQS leads at 25 points; JELLIFY and JOLLIFY each score 20. Those are not everyday choices, so confirm your game’s dictionary before committing. A high score is only useful when the word is accepted and the board squares support it.

The list is broader than familiar vocabulary: only 45 matches rank among common English words, and 354 have a definition. Treat it as a pattern-search resource, not a promise that every match will be familiar or accepted in every game.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have L as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th?

There are 443 seven-letter matches with L in position three and I in position five. The count covers words found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023. MILLION, TALKING, and SOLDIER are recognizable examples.

What letters do these words most often end with?

G is the most common final letter, with 151 matches, followed by S with 94. That makes familiar forms such as WALKING and SELLING good pattern checks, while plural words such as MILLIONS use the other frequent ending.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

QULLIQS is the top scorer at 25 points. JELLIFY and JOLLIFY follow at 20 points each. These scores make unusual letter combinations worth checking, but verify the word in your game’s dictionary before playing it.

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