7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter
7-letter words with L third and S seventh total 832, including follows, dollars, islands, illness, and beliefs.
45 of 832 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With L in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (832 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Common words
- FOLLOWS13
- DOLLARS8
- ISLANDS8
- ILLNESS7
- BELIEFS12
- BELONGS10
- ORLEANS7
- VOLUMES12
- COLLINS9
- COLOURS9
- BULLETS9
- HOLDERS11
- COLUMNS11
- TALENTS7
- KILLERS11
- FILTERS10
- SELLERS7
- FELLOWS13
- RELATES7
- BALLOTS9
- GALLONS8
- RALLIES7
- VALLEYS13
- PILLARS9
- HELMETS12
- FALCONS12
- PILLOWS12
- SELFIES10
- WALKERS14
- BULLIES9
- RULINGS8
- WALLETS10
- ALLEGES8
- ROLLERS7
- SELECTS9
- PALACES11
- GOLFERS11
- PELLETS9
- FILINGS11
- FOLDERS11
- COLLARS9
- HELPERS12
- BALLADS10
- UPLOADS10
- CALLERS9
All valid words 832
- ABLATES9
- ABLAUTS9
- ABLINGS10
- ADLANDS9
- ALLEGES8
- ALLELES7
- ALLIAKS11
- ALLICES9
- ALLISES7
- ALLIUMS9
- ALLNESS7
- ALLUDES8
- ALLURES7
- ANLACES9
- ANLAGES8
- ANLASES7
- APLITES9
- APLOMBS13
- ASLAKES11
- ATLASES7
- ATLATLS7
- BALASES9
- BALATAS9
- BALBOAS11
- BALDIES10
- BALEENS9
- BALINGS10
- BALKERS13
- BALLADS10
- BALLANS9
- BALLATS9
- BALLERS9
- BALLETS9
- BALLIES9
- BALLONS9
- BALLOTS9
- BALLOWS12
- BALLSES9
- BALLUPS11
- BALSAMS11
- BELACES11
- BELATES9
- BELAUDS10
- BELCHES14
- BELDAMS12
- BELEAPS11
- BELIEFS12
- BELIERS9
- BELLIES9
- BELLOWS12
- BELONGS10
- BELOVES12
- BELTERS9
- BELUGAS10
- BILBIES11
- BILBOAS11
- BILBOES11
- BILIANS9
- BILIOUS9
- BILKERS13
- BILLERS9
- BILLETS9
- BILLIES9
- BILLONS9
- BILLOWS12
- BILLYOS12
- BOLASES9
- BOLDENS10
- BOLEROS9
- BOLETES9
- BOLETUS9
- BOLIDES10
- BOLINES9
- BOLIXES16
- BOLSONS9
- BOLTERS9
- BOLUSES9
- BULBELS11
- BULBILS11
- BULBOUS11
- BULBULS11
- BULGARS10
- BULGERS10
- BULGURS10
- BULIMUS11
- BULKERS13
- BULLERS9
- BULLETS9
- BULLEYS12
- BULLIES9
- BULLOUS9
- BYLANES12
- BYLINES12
- CALALUS9
- CALAMUS11
- CALCARS11
- CALENDS10
- CALESAS9
- CALICES11
- CALICOS11
- CALIGOS10
- CALIMAS11
- CALIPHS14
- CALIXES16
- CALKERS13
- CALKINS13
- CALLAIS9
- CALLANS9
- CALLEES9
- CALLERS9
- CALLETS9
- CALLOPS11
- CALLOUS9
- CALLOWS12
- CALPACS13
- CALQUES18
- CALTHAS12
- CALVERS12
- CALYCES14
- CALYXES19
- CELIACS11
- CELLARS9
- CELLIES9
- CHLAMYS17
- CILICES11
- COLBIES11
- COLDIES10
- COLEADS10
- COLITIS9
- COLLARS9
- COLLETS9
- COLLIES9
- COLLINS9
- COLLOPS11
- COLOBUS11
- COLONES9
- COLONUS9
- COLOURS9
- COLTANS9
- COLTERS9
- COLUGOS10
- COLUMNS11
- COLURES9
- CULCHES14
- CULEXES16
- CULICES11
- CULLAYS12
- CULLERS9
- CULLETS9
- CULLIES9
- CULMENS11
- CULTERS9
- CULVERS12
- CYLICES14
- DALASIS8
- DALEDHS12
- DALETHS11
- DALLIES8
- DALLOPS10
- DALTONS8
- DELATES8
- DELEADS9
- DELEAFS11
- DELETES8
- DELICES10
- DELICTS10
- DELIMES10
- DELINKS12
- DELISTS8
- DELLIES8
- DELOPES10
- DELUDES9
- DELUGES9
- DELVERS11
- DILATES8
- DILDOES9
- DILLIES8
- DILUTES8
- DOLINAS8
- DOLINES8
- DOLLARS8
- DOLLIES8
- DOLLOPS10
- DOLMANS10
- DOLMENS10
- DOLOURS8
- DULCETS10
- DULNESS8
- DULOSES8
- DULOSIS8
- ECLAIRS9
- ECLOSES9
- EELINGS8
- ENLACES9
- ENLARDS8
- ENLINKS11
- ENLISTS7
- ENLOCKS13
- EOLITHS10
- ERLANGS8
- ESLOINS7
- EYLIADS11
- FALCONS12
- FALLALS10
- FALLERS10
- FALLOWS13
- FALSERS10
- FALSIES10
- FALTERS10
- FELINES10
- FELLAHS13
- FELLERS10
- FELLIES10
- FELLOES10
- FELLOWS13
- FELTERS10
- FILCHES15
- FILFOTS13
- FILINGS11
- FILLERS10
- FILLETS10
- FILLIES10
- FILLIPS12
- FILMERS12
- FILTERS10
- FOLATES10
- FOLDERS11
- FOLDUPS13
- FOLIOUS10
- FOLIUMS12
- FOLKIES14
- FOLLIES10
- FOLLOWS13
- FULFILS13
- FULGORS11
- FULHAMS15
- FULLAMS12
- FULLANS10
- FULLERS10
- FULMARS12
- FULNESS10
- FULVOUS13
- FYLFOTS16
- GALAGES9
- GALAGOS9
- GALAXES15
- GALENAS8
- GALERES8
- GALIOTS8
- GALLETS8
- GALLEYS11
- GALLIES8
- GALLONS8
- GALLOPS10
- GALLOUS8
- GALLOWS11
- GALOOTS8
- GALORES8
- GALUTHS11
- GALYACS13
- GALYAKS15
- GELADAS9
- GELANTS8
- GELATES8
- GELATIS8
- GELATOS8
- GELCAPS12
- GELDERS9
- GELLIES8
- GILCUPS12
- GILDERS9
- GILGAIS9
- GILGIES9
- GILLERS8
- GILLETS8
- GILLIES8
- GILPEYS13
- GILPIES10
- GOLDENS9
- GOLFERS11
- GOLLANS8
- GOLLARS8
- GOLLERS8
- GOLLIES8
- GOLLOPS10
- GULCHES13
- GULDENS9
- GULESES8
- GULLERS8
- GULLETS8
- GULLEYS11
- GULLIES8
- GULPERS10
- HALALAS10
- HALIDES11
- HALIERS10
- HALITES10
- HALITUS10
- HALLAHS13
- HALLALS10
- HALLANS10
- HALLELS10
- HALLOAS10
- HALLOES10
- HALLOOS10
- HALLOWS13
- HALOIDS11
- HALSERS10
- HALTERS10
- HALVAHS16
- HALVERS13
- HELIBUS12
- HELICES12
- HELIUMS12
- HELIXES17
- HELLERS10
- HELLOES10
- HELMERS12
- HELMETS12
- HELPERS12
- HILCHES15
- HILLERS10
- HILLOAS10
- HILLOES10
- HOLARDS11
- HOLDERS11
- HOLDUPS13
- HOLINGS11
- HOLISMS12
- HOLISTS10
- HOLLERS10
- HOLLIES10
- HOLLOAS10
- HOLLOES10
- HOLLOOS10
- HOLLOWS13
- HOLMIAS12
- HULLERS10
- HULLOAS10
- HULLOES10
- HULLOOS10
- HYLISMS15
- HYLISTS13
- ILLIADS8
- ILLIPES9
- ILLITES7
- ILLNESS7
- ILLUDES8
- ILLUMES9
- ILLUPIS9
- INLACES9
- INLANDS8
- INLIERS7
- INLOCKS13
- IOLITES7
- ISLANDS8
- JELLIES14
- JILBABS18
- JILGIES15
- JILLETS14
- JILTERS14
- JOLLEYS17
- JOLLIES14
- JOLLOFS17
- JOLLOPS16
- JOLTERS14
- KALENDS12
- KALIANS11
- KALIPHS16
- KALIUMS13
- KALMIAS13
- KALONGS12
- KALPACS15
- KALPAKS17
- KELLIES11
- KELOIDS12
- KELPERS13
- KELPIES13
- KELSONS11
- KELTERS11
- KELTIES11
- KELVINS14
- KILERGS12
- KILLERS11
- KILLIES11
- KILLUTS11
- KILTERS11
- KILTIES11
- KOLKHOS18
- KULTURS11
- KYLICES16
- KYLIKES18
- KYLIXES21
- LALANGS8
- LALDIES8
- LALLANS7
- LOLIGOS8
- LOLIUMS9
- LOLLERS7
- LOLLIES7
- LOLLOPS9
- LULLERS7
- MALATES9
- MALAXES16
- MALGRES10
- MALICES11
- MALIGNS10
- MALINES9
- MALISMS11
- MALKINS13
- MALLAMS11
- MALLEES9
- MALLETS9
- MALLEUS9
- MALLOWS12
- MALMAGS12
- MALTEDS10
- MALTHAS12
- MALTOLS9
- MELANOS9
- MELDERS10
- MELENAS9
- MELICKS15
- MELLAYS12
- MELLOWS12
- MELOIDS10
- MELTERS9
- MELTONS9
- MILADIS10
- MILAGES10
- MILDENS10
- MILDEWS13
- MILIEUS9
- MILINGS10
- MILKERS13
- MILLERS9
- MILLETS9
- MILLIES9
- MILNEBS11
- MILORDS10
- MILREIS9
- MILSEYS12
- MILTERS9
- MILTZES18
- MOLDERS10
- MOLESTS9
- MOLINES9
- MOLLAHS12
- MOLLIES9
- MOLOCHS14
- MOLTERS9
- MULCHES14
- MULESES9
- MULETAS9
- MULLAHS12
- MULLENS9
- MULLERS9
- MULLETS9
- MULLEYS12
- MULMULS11
- MULSHES12
- MULTUMS11
- NALLAHS10
- NELLIES7
- NELSONS7
- NILGAIS8
- NILGAUS8
- NULLAHS10
- OBLASTS9
- OBLATES9
- OBLIGES10
- OBLONGS10
- OGLINGS9
- OILCANS9
- OILCUPS11
- OILLETS7
- OILNUTS7
- OILWAYS13
- OLLAMHS12
- ONLOADS8
- OOLITES7
- OOLITHS10
- OOLONGS8
- ORLEANS7
- OULONGS8
- OXLANDS15
- PALACES11
- PALAGIS10
- PALAPAS11
- PALASES9
- PALATES9
- PALINGS10
- PALKEES13
- PALLAHS12
- PALLETS9
- PALLORS9
- PALMERS11
- PALMIES11
- PALOLOS9
- PALSIES9
- PALTERS9
- PELAGES10
- PELHAMS14
- PELITES9
- PELLETS9
- PELLUMS11
- PELMETS11
- PELOIDS10
- PELORUS9
- PELOTAS9
- PELTERS9
- PELVICS14
- PHLEGMS15
- PHLOEMS14
- PHLOMIS14
- PHLOXES19
- PILAFFS15
- PILCHES14
- PILEOUS9
- PILEUPS11
- PILFERS12
- PILINGS10
- PILLARS9
- PILLAUS9
- PILLIES9
- PILLOWS12
- PILOTIS9
- PILULAS9
- PILULES9
- POLDERS10
- POLEYNS12
- POLICES11
- POLINGS10
- POLLANS9
- POLLEES9
- POLLENS9
- POLLERS9
- POLLIES9
- POLYOLS12
- POLYPES14
- POLYPUS14
- PULINGS10
- PULKHAS16
- PULLERS9
- PULLETS9
- PULLEYS12
- PULLUPS11
- PULPERS11
- PULPITS11
- PULPOUS11
- PULQUES18
- PULSARS9
- PULSERS9
- PULTANS9
- PULTONS9
- PULTUNS9
- PULVERS12
- PULVILS12
- PULWARS12
- PYLORUS12
- QULLIQS25
- RALLIES7
- RALLYES10
- RELACES9
- RELANDS8
- RELATES7
- RELAXES14
- RELENDS8
- RELENTS7
- RELEVES10
- RELICTS9
- RELIEFS10
- RELIERS7
- RELINES7
- RELINKS11
- RELISTS7
- RELIVES10
- RELLIES7
- RELOADS8
- RELOANS7
- RELOCKS13
- RELOOKS11
- RELUCTS9
- RELUMES9
- RILLETS7
- ROLFERS10
- ROLLERS7
- ROLLIES7
- ROLLUPS9
- RULINGS8
- SALAAMS9
- SALADES8
- SALAMIS9
- SALICES9
- SALINAS7
- SALINES7
- SALIVAS10
- SALLADS8
- SALLALS7
- SALLEES7
- SALLETS7
- SALLIES7
- SALLOWS10
- SALMONS9
- SALOONS7
- SALOOPS9
- SALPIDS10
- SALTERS7
- SALTIES7
- SALUKIS11
- SALUTES7
- SALVERS10
- SALVIAS10
- SALVOES10
- SALVORS10
- SALWARS10
- SCLAFFS15
- SCLATES9
- SCLAVES12
- SCLERAS9
- SCLERES9
- SCLIFFS15
- SELECTS9
- SELFIES10
- SELKIES11
- SELLERS7
- SELSYNS10
- SHLEPPS14
- SHLOCKS16
- SHLONGS11
- SHLUMPS14
- SILAGES8
- SILANES7
- SILENES7
- SILENTS7
- SILENUS7
- SILEXES14
- SILICAS9
- SILKENS11
- SILKIES11
- SILLERS7
- SILLIES7
- SILVANS10
- SILVERS10
- SILVICS12
- SKLATES11
- SKLENTS11
- SKLIFFS17
- SOLACES9
- SOLANDS8
- SOLANOS7
- SOLATES7
- SOLDANS8
- SOLDERS8
- SOLERAS7
- SOLIDUS8
- SOLIONS7
- SOLIVES10
- SOLLARS7
- SOLLERS7
- SOLUTES7
- SOLVERS10
- SPLAKES13
- SPLEENS9
- SPLENTS9
- SPLICES11
- SPLIFFS15
- SPLINES9
- SPLINTS9
- SPLORES9
- SPLURTS9
- SULDANS8
- SULFIDS11
- SULFURS10
- SULKERS11
- SULKIES11
- SULLENS7
- SULLIES7
- SULPHAS12
- SULTANS7
- SYLVANS13
- SYLVIAS13
- SYLVINS13
- TALANTS7
- TALBOTS9
- TALCOUS9
- TALCUMS11
- TALENTS7
- TALIONS7
- TALIPES9
- TALKERS11
- TALKIES11
- TALLATS7
- TALLETS7
- TALLIES7
- TALLITS7
- TALLOLS7
- TALLOTS7
- TALLOWS10
- TALMUDS10
- TALUKAS11
- TALUSES7
- TALWEGS11
- TELEDUS8
- TELEGAS8
- TELESES7
- TELESIS7
- TELESMS9
- TELEXES14
- TELFERS10
- TELLARS7
- TELLENS7
- TELLERS7
- TELLIES7
- TELLINS7
- TELNETS7
- TELOMES9
- TELOSES7
- TELSONS7
- TILINGS8
- TILLERS7
- TILTERS7
- TOLANES7
- TOLEDOS8
- TOLINGS8
- TOLLERS7
- TOLLIES7
- TOLSELS7
- TOLSEYS10
- TOLTERS7
- TOLUIDS8
- TOLUOLS7
- TOLUYLS10
- TOLZEYS19
- TULADIS8
- TULBANS9
- TULWARS10
- TYLOSES10
- TYLOSIS10
- TYLOTES10
- ULLAGES8
- ULLINGS8
- UMLAUTS9
- UNLACES9
- UNLADES8
- UNLEADS8
- UNLIKES11
- UNLIMES9
- UNLINES7
- UNLINKS11
- UNLIVES10
- UNLOADS8
- UNLOCKS13
- UNLORDS8
- UNLOVES10
- UPLANDS10
- UPLEADS10
- UPLEANS9
- UPLEAPS11
- UPLIFTS12
- UPLINKS13
- UPLOADS10
- UPLOCKS15
- UPLOOKS13
- VALETAS10
- VALETES10
- VALGOUS11
- VALINES10
- VALISES10
- VALKYRS17
- VALLEYS13
- VALLUMS12
- VALOURS10
- VALUERS10
- VALUTAS10
- VELCROS12
- VELETAS10
- VELITES10
- VELLETS10
- VELLONS10
- VELLUMS12
- VELOURS10
- VELURES10
- VELVETS13
- VILLANS10
- VILLOUS10
- VOLLEYS13
- VOLOSTS10
- VOLUMES12
- VOLUTES10
- VULCANS12
- VULGARS11
- WALDOES11
- WALISES10
- WALKERS14
- WALKIES14
- WALKUPS16
- WALLAHS13
- WALLERS10
- WALLETS10
- WALLEYS13
- WALLIES10
- WALLOPS12
- WALLOWS13
- WALNUTS10
- WALTZES19
- WELCHES15
- WELDERS11
- WELDORS11
- WELKINS14
- WELLIES10
- WELSHES13
- WELTERS10
- WILDERS11
- WILLERS10
- WILLETS10
- WILLEYS13
- WILLIES10
- WILLOWS13
- WILTJAS17
- WOLFERS13
- WOLLIES10
- WOLVERS13
- XYLENES17
- XYLOMAS19
- XYLOSES17
- YELLERS10
- YELLOWS13
- YELPERS12
- ZELANTS16
- ZILCHES21
- ZILLAHS19
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QULLIQS | 25 | 28 | NWL only |
| ZILCHES | 21 | 22 | All three |
| KYLIXES | 21 | 21 | NWL only |
| WALTZES | 19 | 20 | All three |
| CALYXES | 19 | 20 | All three |
| PHLOXES | 19 | 20 | All three |
| ZILLAHS | 19 | 20 | All three |
| TOLZEYS | 19 | 19 | Collins only |
| XYLOMAS | 19 | 20 | Collins only |
| CALQUES | 18 | 21 | All three |
| PULQUES | 18 | 22 | All three |
| KOLKHOS | 18 | 18 | All three |
The pattern is _ _ L _ _ _ S: the L is fixed in the middle, and S closes every match. You get familiar plurals and verb forms such as follows, dollars, and belongs, alongside less common entries. Only 45 words in this group fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect the full playable list to reach well beyond everyday vocabulary.
A crowded pattern with one fixed ending
- 832 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
- Follows, dollars, islands, illness, and beliefs are recognizable examples.
- Only 45 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- S, P, and B lead the first-letter counts, with 93, 74, and 72 matches.
How many 7-letter words have L third and S seventh?
There are 832 matches across the tournament dictionaries. Their coverage differs: Collins includes 808, NWL2023 includes 626, and ENABLE includes 572. Those counts overlap, so they describe dictionary reach rather than separate piles to add together.
A useful clue-solving move is to leave the first two slots open until you test the fixed L and final S. The most frequent starting letter here is S, but it accounts for only 93 entries; P has 74 and B has 72. Try familiar candidates like sellers, fellows, and talents before reaching for obscure forms.
Which matches score well, and what is the catch?
ZILCHES scores 21 points in Scrabble, while WALTZES scores 19. Both show why the pattern is not limited to ordinary plurals: a high-value letter can lift a word’s score even when its final S is predictable. For a more familiar play, COLUMNS and BULLETS fit the same letter positions.
The main limitation is familiarity: 724 matches have dictionary definitions, but only 45 are classed as common by frequency. A word appearing in one accepted list may still be absent from another, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. For neighboring clues, compare the L-third pattern ending in R or T; those endings have 127 and 125 matches.
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