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7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter

There are 275 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter, including TALKING and CALZONE.

275 wordsTop pick TALKINGHighest score CALZONE 18

43 of 275 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (531 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 43 · most-used first

All valid words 275

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

  • ABLUENT9
  • AILMENT9
  • ALLYING11
  • BALCONY14
  • BALDING11
  • BALEENS9
  • BALKING14
  • BALLANS9
  • BALLANT9
  • BALLING10
  • BALLONS9
  • BALMING12
  • BELLING10
  • BELTING10
  • BELYING13
  • BILGING11
  • BILIANS9
  • BILKING14
  • BILLING10
  • BILLONS9
  • BILTONG10
  • BOLDENS10
  • BOLDING11
  • BOLLING10
  • BOLOGNA10
  • BOLSONS9
  • BOLTING10
  • BULBING12
  • BULGINE10
  • BULGING11
  • BULKING14
  • BULLING10
  • CALCINE11
  • CALKING14
  • CALKINS13
  • CALLANS9
  • CALLANT9
  • CALLING10
  • CALLUNA9
  • CALMANT11
  • CALMING12
  • CALUMNY14
  • CALVING13
  • CALZONE18
  • CALZONI18
  • CELLING10
  • COLLING10
  • COLLINS9
  • COLOGNE10
  • COLTANS9
  • COLTING10
  • COLUMNS11
  • CULLING10
  • CULMENS11
  • CULMINA11
  • CULMING12
  • DALTONS8
  • DELAINE8
  • DELEING9
  • DELVING12
  • DILLING9
  • DILUENT8
  • DOLLING9
  • DOLMANS10
  • DOLMENS10
  • DULLING9
  • EILDING9
  • ELLWAND11
  • ERLKING12
  • ESLOINS7
  • ESLOYNE10
  • FALCONS12
  • FALLING11
  • FALSING11
  • FELLING11
  • FELTING11
  • FILLING11
  • FILMING13
  • FOLDING12
  • FULGENT11
  • FULLANS10
  • FULLING11
  • FULMINE12
  • GALLANT8
  • GALLING9
  • GALLONS8
  • GELDING10
  • GELLANT8
  • GELLING9
  • GILDING10
  • GILLING9
  • GOLDENS9
  • GOLFING12
  • GOLLAND9
  • GOLLANS8
  • GULDENS9
  • GULFING12
  • GULLING9
  • GULPING11
  • HALLANS10
  • HALLING11
  • HALOING11
  • HALSING11
  • HALTING11
  • HALVING14
  • HELLING11
  • HELMING13
  • HELPING13
  • HELVING14
  • HILDING12
  • HILLING11
  • HILTING11
  • HOLDING12
  • HOLKING15
  • HOLLAND11
  • HULKING15
  • HULLING11
  • HYLDING15
  • INLYING11
  • JELLING15
  • JILTING15
  • JOLLING15
  • JOLTING15
  • KALIANS11
  • KELPING14
  • KELSONS11
  • KELVINS14
  • KILLING12
  • KILNING12
  • KILTING12
  • LALLAND8
  • LALLANS7
  • LALLING8
  • LILLING8
  • LILTING8
  • LOLLING8
  • LULLING8
  • MALIGNS10
  • MALKINS13
  • MALLING10
  • MALTING10
  • MELAENA9
  • MELDING11
  • MELLING10
  • MELTING10
  • MELTONS9
  • MILDENS10
  • MILDING11
  • MILKING14
  • MILLINE9
  • MILLING10
  • MILTING10
  • MILVINE12
  • MOLDING11
  • MOLTING10
  • MULLENS9
  • MULLING10
  • NELSONS7
  • NILLING8
  • NULLING8
  • OILCANS9
  • ORLEANS7
  • PALLING10
  • PALLONE9
  • PALMING12
  • PALPING12
  • PELTING10
  • PILLING10
  • POLEYNS12
  • POLKING14
  • POLLANS9
  • POLLENS9
  • POLLENT9
  • POLLING10
  • POLTING10
  • POLYENE12
  • PULLING10
  • PULPING12
  • PULSANT9
  • PULSING10
  • PULTANS9
  • PULTONS9
  • PULTUNS9
  • PULVINI12
  • RALLINE7
  • RELIANT7
  • RELLENO7
  • RELOANS7
  • RELYING11
  • RILLING8
  • ROLFING11
  • ROLLING8
  • SALBAND10
  • SALIENT7
  • SALMONS9
  • SALMONY12
  • SALOONS7
  • SALPINX16
  • SALTANT7
  • SALTINE7
  • SALTING8
  • SALUING8
  • SALVING11
  • SELFING11
  • SELLING8
  • SELSYNS10
  • SILKENS11
  • SILKING12
  • SILOING8
  • SILTING8
  • SILVANS10
  • SOLDANS8
  • SOLIONS7
  • SOLOING8
  • SOLVENT10
  • SOLVING11
  • SPLEENS9
  • SPLEENY12
  • SULDANS8
  • SULFONE10
  • SULKING12
  • SULLENS7
  • SULTANA7
  • SULTANS7
  • SYLVANS13
  • SYLVINE13
  • SYLVINS13
  • TALAUNT7
  • TALCING10
  • TALIONS7
  • TALKING12
  • TALLENT7
  • TELLENS7
  • TELLING8
  • TELLINS7
  • TELSONS7
  • TILLING8
  • TILTING8
  • TOLLING8
  • TOLUENE7
  • TULBANS9
  • UGLYING12
  • UPLEANS9
  • UPLEANT9
  • UPLYING13
  • VALIANT10
  • VALSING11
  • VALUING11
  • VALVING14
  • VELLONS10
  • VILLANS10
  • VILLANY13
  • VOLCANO12
  • VOLPINO12
  • VOLTING11
  • VOLVING14
  • VULCANS12
  • VULNING11
  • VULPINE12
  • WALKING15
  • WALLING11
  • WELDING12
  • WELKING15
  • WELKINS14
  • WELLING11
  • WELTING11
  • WILDING12
  • WILLING11
  • WILTING11
  • WOLFING14
  • WOLVING14
  • WULLING11
  • YELLING11
  • YELMING13
  • YELPING13
Letters by positionIn 63% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. S13%
  2. B11%
  3. C9%
2nd letter
  1. A25%
  2. O19%
  3. E17%
4th letter
  1. L31%
  2. T12%
  3. D7%
5th letter
  1. I63%
  2. A15%
  3. E9%
7th letter
  1. G55%
  2. S24%
  3. T7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; CALZONE tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 23 words
  2. 8 points: 29 words
  3. 99 points: 44 words
  4. 10 points: 50 words
  5. 1111 points: 51 words
  6. 12 points: 35 words
  7. 1313 points: 14 words
  8. 14 points: 17 words
  9. 1515 points: 9 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
  11. 1717 points: 0 words
  12. 18 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CALZONE1821All three
CALZONI1821Collins · NWL
SALPINX1619All three
WALKING1518All three
HULKING1518All three
JOLTING1520All three
JELLING1521All three
JILTING1520All three
WELKING1518Collins only
HOLKING1517All three
HYLDING1516Collins only
JOLLING1521Collins only

The pattern is _ _ L _ _ N _, leaving the first, second, fourth and seventh letters open. TALKING, CALLING and MELTING show familiar verb forms; CALZONE breaks that rhythm with a food word and ties for the top score. Just 43 matches are classed as common, so the pattern brings plenty of less familiar entries alongside everyday vocabulary; the fixed slots make it easy to check candidates before scanning a full word bank.

At a glance: words with L third and N sixth

  • 275 seven-letter entries meet the pattern, with L fixed third and N fixed sixth.
  • Only 43 are classed as common, although TALKING, CALLING, TELLING and WALKING are familiar examples.
  • Collins includes 270 matches, NWL2023 includes 214, and ENABLE includes 201.
  • CALZONE and CALZONI tie at 18 points, the highest scores among the examples.
  • G ends 152 matches; S ends 66, making these the two leading final letters.

Which final letters appear most often?

G is the dominant final letter: 152 matches end in G, compared with 66 ending in S. Those two endings account for 218 of all 275 entries, leaving a much smaller tail for other final letters. G appears more than twice as often as S.

That skew gives a practical solving order. When position seven is unknown, test G and S first; WALKING, HELPING, SELLING and ROLLING show the productive G pattern, while COLUMNS is a clear S example. The sixth-letter N stays fixed, so try alternate final tiles before rebuilding the middle of a candidate.

7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter

CALZONE and CALZONI score 18 points apiece, the highest scores among the examples, while SALPINX reaches 16. The pair is a counterexample to the verb-heavy feel of the matches: both preserve _ _ L _ _ N _ but use Z to lift the score. Because they share the fixed L and N, their score gap does not come from changing the required letters.

Treat 275 as a combined tournament-dictionary count, not a guarantee for every game. Collins recognizes 270 matches, compared with 214 in NWL2023 and 201 in ENABLE; 237 matches have definitions. Check your game's lexicon before playing CALZONI or SALPINX, especially across different word lists.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have L third and N sixth?
There are 275 tournament-dictionary entries with L in position three and N in position six. The count combines Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE; it does not mean every word appears in all three lists. Only 43 matches are classified as common.
Which words in this pattern score the most?
CALZONE and CALZONI lead at 18 points each, followed by SALPINX at 16. Familiar entries such as WALKING and JOLTING score 15, so a less everyday spelling can beat familiar forms on tile value.
Are all 275 words accepted in my Scrabble game?
No single tournament list covers all 275: Collins has 270, NWL2023 has 214, and ENABLE has 201. The combined count means a word appears in at least one of those lists, not necessarily yours. Check the lexicon your game uses before committing a play.

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