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

The pattern is tighter than many fixed-letter searches: only 16 seven-letter entries match, and just one is common by the site’s frequency measure. ALLELES and ALLYLIC make the repeated L easy to spot, while GALILEE offers a different-looking example. The endings and first letters are unevenly distributed, which gives you a couple of quick ways to narrow a rack or solve a clue.

At a glance: a small set with a strong S ending

• Sixteen words fit, and all 16 appear in Collins; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 10.
• Only one match is common by the frequency measure used for this word set.
• Five entries begin with P; A and H begin three each.
• Six words end in S, while C, E and T each finish two.
• HALALAH and HALFLIN lead the scoring examples at 13 points apiece.

How many 7-letter words have L in positions 3 and 5?

There are 16 matches. The pattern is _ _ L _ L _ _, so the two fixed Ls sit in the middle of the word with one letter between them. ALLELES, ALLYLIC and BULBLET show how much the surrounding letters can change while those positions stay fixed.

The ends give you a useful shortcut: six matches finish with S, including ALLELES, HALALAS and PILULES. C, E and T each appear as a final letter twice. If your clue ends in S, start with that group rather than testing every possible opening.

How should you use these matches in a word game?

For a rack or crossword clue, lock in the two Ls first, then test the first and last letters. Five matches start with P, but the more familiar-looking GALILEE begins with G, and ALLELES begins with A. Those openings are not interchangeable when your crossing letters are already set.

For scoring, HALALAH and HALFLIN top the scores at 13 points each; ALLYLIC follows at 12, and BULBLET at 11. Most of the set is uncommon, so a pattern match alone is not proof that your game accepts a word. Collins contains all 16, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 10; check your game's dictionary when the choice matters.