7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter
The pattern 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter contains 125 matches, including COLLECT and DELIGHT.
16 of 125 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
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
- COLLECT11
- DELIGHT12
- GILBERT10
- FALLOUT10
- TALLEST7
- FULLEST10
- SOLVENT10
- ILLICIT9
- RELIANT7
- CULPRIT11
- VALIANT10
- WILDEST11
- COLDEST10
- GALLANT8
- BALLAST9
- SALIENT7
All valid words 125
- ABLEIST9
- ABLUENT9
- AILMENT9
- APLANAT9
- AULDEST8
- AWLWORT13
- BALDEST10
- BALLANT9
- BALLAST9
- BELEAPT11
- BOLDEST10
- BULBLET11
- BULLBAT11
- CALLANT9
- CALLOUT9
- CALMANT11
- CALMEST11
- CALUMET11
- CELLIST9
- COLDEST10
- COLETIT9
- COLLECT11
- CULPRIT11
- CULTIST9
- CULVERT12
- DELIGHT12
- DELIMIT10
- DILUENT8
- DULLEST8
- EELIEST7
- EELPOUT9
- ENLIGHT11
- FALLOUT10
- FALSEST10
- FELLEST10
- FELWORT13
- FILBERT12
- FILEMOT12
- FILMSET12
- FOLDOUT11
- FOLKMOT16
- FULGENT11
- FULLEST10
- GALIPOT10
- GALLANT8
- GALLIOT8
- GALLNUT8
- GALLOOT8
- GELCOAT10
- GELLANT8
- GILBERT10
- GILLNET8
- GOLDEST9
- HALBERT12
- HALFWIT16
- HALIBUT12
- HALIMOT12
- HELIAST10
- HELLCAT12
- HOLDOUT11
- HOLIBUT12
- HOLIEST10
- HYLOIST13
- ILLICIT9
- KELLAUT11
- KILOBIT13
- MELILOT9
- MILDEST10
- MOLERAT9
- MOLINET9
- OILIEST7
- ONLIEST7
- OULDEST8
- OWLIEST10
- PALETOT9
- PALIEST9
- PALMIET11
- PALMIST11
- PELTAST9
- POLECAT11
- POLLENT9
- POLLIST9
- POLOIST9
- POLYACT14
- POLYCOT14
- PULIEST9
- PULLOUT9
- PULSANT9
- RELIANT7
- RELIGHT11
- RILIEST7
- ROLLOUT7
- RULIEST7
- SALICET9
- SALIENT7
- SALIGOT8
- SALTANT7
- SALTCAT9
- SALTEST7
- SELFIST10
- SELLOUT7
- SOLERET7
- SOLICIT9
- SOLOIST7
- SOLVENT10
- TALAUNT7
- TALAYOT10
- TALIPAT9
- TALIPOT9
- TALLENT7
- TALLEST7
- TELEOST7
- UGLIEST8
- UPLEANT9
- UPLEAPT11
- UPLIGHT13
- VALIANT10
- VILAYET13
- WALIEST10
- WALKOUT14
- WILDCAT13
- WILDEST11
- WILIEST10
- WILLEST10
- YPLIGHT16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALFWIT | 16 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
| FOLKMOT | 16 | 18 | All three |
| YPLIGHT | 16 | 17 | Collins only |
| WALKOUT | 14 | 16 | All three |
| POLYCOT | 14 | 16 | All three |
| POLYACT | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| WILDCAT | 13 | 15 | All three |
| VILAYET | 13 | 14 | All three |
| KILOBIT | 13 | 15 | All three |
| AWLWORT | 13 | 14 | All three |
| FELWORT | 13 | 14 | All three |
| UPLIGHT | 13 | 16 | All three |
With both positions fixed, the middle letters still allow familiar verbs, descriptive words, and compounds. COLLECT and DELIGHT are easy to spot; FOLKMOT and YPLIGHT are less familiar plays. The matches come from tournament dictionaries, whose coverage differs: Collins includes nearly the whole set, while ENABLE accepts fewer.
The pattern at a glance
- The pattern returns 125 seven-letter matches, each with L third and T in the final position.
- COLLECT, DELIGHT, FALLOUT, and CULPRIT show familiar vocabulary across different starting letters.
- Only 16 matches rank within the top 25,000 English words by word-frequency measure.
- HALFWIT, FOLKMOT, and YPLIGHT share the highest score: 16 points.
Which familiar words match?
COLLECT, DELIGHT, TALLEST, FULLEST, and WILDEST are among the recognisable matches, spanning a verb and several familiar descriptive forms. They all put L in position three and T at the end, but the opening letter varies: P leads with 14 matches, while C and S each have 12.
That spread gives you a practical solving order. If your rack or crossing letters allow P, test that group first; when P fails, C and S offer equally sized alternatives. The sibling pattern with R in position three has 166 matches, so L narrows the search more sharply.
The familiar examples are only a small core, not a guarantee that every match will feel playable. The frequency measure marks 16 entries as common; GILBERT, SOLVENT, and VILAYET show why crossing letters still matter.
7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter
Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 123 matches, NWL2023 includes 99, and ENABLE includes 91, with overlap between those sets. The combined 125-word count does not mean every entry is accepted in every game.
The top scores are a useful contrast with the familiar examples. HALFWIT, FOLKMOT, and YPLIGHT each score 16 before board bonuses, while WALKOUT scores 14. For a playable move, check your game's dictionary rather than assuming a word accepted in one list transfers to another.
One limitation is that the pool is much larger than its everyday core: only 16 words rank among the top 25,000 English words. For 7-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter, use the fixed positions first, then let crossing letters confirm an unfamiliar candidate.
Questions people ask
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